Calennig had two harmoniums, or harmonia. I played the first after Bonnie and Packie stayed at my cottage, and Packie did his wonders to make the harmonium really collapsible and portable. The second Calennig harmonium was of the Jonny Adams/Pete Coe job-lot variety; this Pearl River has flown back and forth to America many times and has travelled Europe, and it is still in tune (apart from the one time that Marcus Butler restored and tuned it.)

Following my stroke, the Pearl River is still packed away. I want to it go to a good home - any offers? I did have a tiny victorian hand-held harmonium, made in France and called a brevette, but I sold it to Artie Tresize.

Incidentally, the four of us met the good Captain and Cathy for a wonderful session at Daly's Bar in Ballydehob, West Cork, just before we set off to The Gathering traditional festival at Killarney. Roger the uillean piper was there, and so were our generous and friendly hosts Bertie and Annie Moran. Methinks I'd better start another thread...