My son (Amos' nephew) jammed with Amos when we visited him a few years ago, and I just LOVED LOVED LOVED being their audience. (I'm hoping for a repeat gig this summer when Amos visits here.) Then this year my son has been on a college year abroad program in Rennes, Britanny, France since last September, and not only does he decide to take Gaelic as his additional foreign language, but he gets a regular gig playing at a local Irish pub! (Even French cities all seem to have Irish pubs.) He's playing three nights a week with some local musicians, usually just for free beer but occasionally they get a few francs, and he does a little busking, too. Makes my heart take wing.