The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12399   Message #98473
Posted By: Den
23-Jul-99 - 10:23 AM
Thread Name: Your band/act/talents.
Subject: RE: Your band/act/talents.
Been playing Irish music all my life with certain dalliences (is that a word) into other types of music. True story, in my youth I was performing with a very heavy rock ensemble. The owner of the club we were playing heard that I was Irish and asked if I knew any Irish songs I of course replied was the pope a balding Polish guy? So he then tells me that he wants me to do Irish stuff for the entire first set. Picture this here I am dressed in my rocker stuff, leather jeans and big hair (this was the early 80's) doing Donegal Danny to a some what shocked (to begin with) audience. It was well received but a little bizarre, now theres a whole new thread what's the most bizarre gig you've ever played?

Any way I play guitar, mandolin, whistle, low whistle (nothing expertly) and can rattle out a tune or two on the flute before passing out. I enjoy singing and I play bass mostly.