Any of you folk who haven't heard of Ron Kavana - in any of his small host of guises - won't know what you're missing.The following small selection of links will, hopefully, whet your appetites. The man is a genius musician, able to blend traditional music with other forms to good effect but with a genuine interest in preserving other people's traditional music as well. The opening track on "Coming Days" illustrates both aspects of his musical personality perfectly (halfway through the song Irish Ways I can become really homesick!).
Official Alias Ron Kavana Pages
An Interview with John O'Regan
Incidentally, a friend of mine back in Derrytrasna, County Armagh, reckons that Ron's version of Midnight On The Water from "Think Like A Hero", a track on a home-made compilation which I sent, helped him to retain his sanity at a time when he felt he was in danger of losing it! Something we're both thankful for ...