Maybe just to add a bit to Jim's piece: we did play at the Master's of Tradition in Bantry House last summer and 'we' were Kitty, myself, Eoin O Neill on Bouzouki and Mick Kinsella playing harmonica and concertina. We went on the invitation of Martin Hayes who is the artistic director of the festival, after he saw us play at the Galaconcert of the Feakle festival in 2006. Martin was very taken with Kitty's rhythm and the 'heart' in her music. In Bantry we played the Friday night concert in magnificent surrounding and to a lovely appreciative audience, Kitty, while at first apprehensive of the travel involved,took it all in her stride, engaging in banter with Christy Moore in the green room before the concert and staying on (while I went home) for a special concert with Martin Hayes and Denis Cahill, on their special invitation. 'You know, Peter' she said afterward 'They had all the set off our CD learnt and they just carried me along'.

The big highlight was probably the special tribute concert that took place in Glor in Ennis on november 15th. She was joined by Eoin O Neill, Dympna O Sullivan, Josephine Marsh, Mick Kinsella and myself, with Tim Dennehy acting as MC. The hall was filled with friends, neighbours and family and she thrived on the company, surpassing herself in every way, she was flying it. It was a great and memorable night by any standard.

Only last week we got a few new tunes together and she loved them, keen to play them 'out'. It was not to be.


She never made that 3d CD either.