I didn't pick up the guitar until age 42. At 46 I ran into a friend who runs an Irish art gallery in the Boston area. She asked if I had learned any new songs and I mentioned that I had finally memorized the lyrics to "Kilkelly". She said she loved that song and would I come and sing it to her at the gallery on Sunday. I said yes, not knowing she would bring in 25 people to my first "concert". She had a lot more faith in me than I did. Many gigs later I know I probably never would have started if she hadn't set me up.

Jack Murray