He also played in chain of Irish Pubs here in Massachusetts called The Harp & Bard around '69 or '70, along with Hamish Imlach, the Sands Family, Bill Barclay and quite few other fine performers.
Billy was more than capable of holding his own on banjo & guitar & singing with the others.
He's a legit musician who went to the comedy side.
Which brings me to a pet theory of mine (probably worthy of its own thread)....
Many great comedians started out as musicians.They retained their musical skills but went with the comedy as their career.
Bill Connolly, Steve Martin, Victor Borge, Jack benny, Henny Youngman to name a few.
Dermot Morgan (the late Father Ted) was a fine guitarist and singer.
Why do musicians make good comedians?


Seamus