Both Jims and Martin, thank you for the stories.

Peter, I wish I had those recordings. I'm sure I'd have a high tolerance for listening to them over and over. Thanks for the information. I think I took too long to check out Fleadh-tv — I didn't find that clip. I looked up Tom McHale (McHaile?) before posting this thread. Great link to the music from 1972 — I'm listening to it right now. I found some of his music online, too:

Pure Traditional Irish Tin Whistle