Jed is in New Orleans for a few days, gigging at O'Flaherty's Pub. He'll make a guest apparance on Sean O'Meara's "Music in the Glen" radio program tomorrow morning, Saturday March 12, from 10 to 11:30 am Central Standard Time. That's 11-12:30 "Mudcat time" (EST), and ~ I think ~ 4-6:30 pm GMT.

Sean's program is the only Irish/Celtic program available in New Orleans, on community radio WWOZ-FM, which is available streaming on the Internet at www.wwoz.org.

The station's semiannual fund drive is currently running, which means, on the one hand, plenty of special programming including live-in-the-studio performances, but, on the other hand, a lot of talk to solicit pledges.

Sean, the regular show-host (DJ), is out sick and asked local entrepreneur/balladeer Danny O'Flaherty to substitute for him (which he has done in the past). Danny can't make it either, so he passed the assignment along to Jed, who is currently appearing at Danny's place of business.

It'll be interesting, without the usual experienced on-air personnel on hand, and perhaps with no one even showing up with Irish/Celtic recordings to play. In normal circumstances, a "guest" like Jed might only be on for a quick ten or fifteen minute visit at some point during the program. However, since it looks like he'll be the subsitute "host," he might have to provide a full hour-and-a-half of his own live and/or recorded music. (Minus the fund-drive speechifying, of course.)

I'll be there in the studio, answering phones as a pledge-drive volunteer. Incidentally, I'll be dressed to the nines for the Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Parade, due to kick off an hour or so after the broadcast. Should be a great day!