Irish music in Vietnam

Subject: Irish music in Vietnam
From: Mike Byers
Date: 09 Jun 01 - 08:18 AM

The Social Weevils were at one time the only group that I knew of playing Irish music in Vietnam. They weren't Vietnamese, but were some people from different countries who ended up working and living in Hanoi. Now I hear there's a group called Whiskey in a Jar; all Vietnamese musicians who are playing around Ho Chi Minh City. The story I got is that they're pretty good, and have gotten some of their material from the internet. I'd love to find out more about Whiskey in a Jar, and would like to play some of their music on Purdue University's Public Radio station if I could somehow get either a tape or CD. Any Vietnamese Mudcatters out there? If anyone knows about this group or has a contact who might, please let me know either via this forum or e-mail to [e-mail] People around the world do seem to like Irish music, don't they? Even here in the wilds of Indiana my band is playing Irish music for a wedding this afternoon. Thanks, Ireland!

Subject: RE: Irish music in Vietnam
From: catspaw49
Date: 09 Jun 01 - 09:40 AM

Hadn't heard of them Mike, but I always love the "crossover"(?) type of thing. There are several really excellent Bluegrass bands from China ad Japan. If someone has this info for you, I'd still like to see it posted here if you would?

Spaw

Subject: RE: Irish music in Vietnam
From: Mike Byers
Date: 09 Jun 01 - 10:18 AM

If I get any information about Whiskey in a Jar, I'll post it here. I do have a copy of The Social Weevils only CD (recorded in the Vietnamese Army studios in Hanoi), but getting this was just luck--I had a friend coming to the US from Hanoi who carried it back for me. From what I've heard, sending and receiving stuff from Vietnam via the mail is a chancy business at best.