Thanks Poppagator and Jim.

I´m not the sort to impose myself on anybody´s session. I play very suble and soft bass and prefer to play along with acoustic instruments. The 20 watt amp, merely makes my electric bass an acoustic instrument too.

As a bass player I see my role is to not take away from any other musican, only to add some depth to the sound.

Irish music is my music and I want to get better and better at it. I love the bass as an instrument and maybe I´m wrong not picking up a fiddle or flute, but I feel at this stage in my life I could only ever get to master one instrument; the one I picked up ten years ago. The bass. There is a place for it in Irish Music, at least in some sessions.

I know the importance of taking the pure form of the music alive and safe for the future. My experience is the best Irish Musicans have respect for the pure form, but that doesn´t stop them having fun with the music and trying new things. They could play something experimental, then return and play a time honoured tune brilliantly.

Every tune was new at one time, every instrument was introduced for the first time, at one stage. The people then didn´t care if the instrument was traditional or not, they just wanted to play music, if not they lilted, danced and sang.