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Friday, June 19th, 2026

Me standing in front of the railings of the headquarters of Na Píobairí Uilleann. Me sitting down with my mandolin in an elegant room in front of a screen that reads; The Session. Me playing mandolin in a pub corner with a fiddler, flute player, and box player.

Slán, Baile Átha Cliath!

Tuesday, March 31st, 2026

A fluffy tabby cat curled up asleep on the sofa.

Coco’s napping

Sunday, February 22nd, 2026

A sticker on a pedestrian crossing signal that reads: Every drawing is better thatn GenAI. Yes, you too, yes.

Streetwise

Thursday, January 29th, 2026

A man playing pipes sitting next to a woman fiddler who is listening and smiling.

Wednesday session

Wednesday, January 21st, 2026

A man playing banjo, lost in the music. A woman playing fiddle, lost in the music.

Wednesday session

Saturday, January 17th, 2026

A man playing pipes and a woman playing fiddle at a kitchen table.

Saturday afternoon kitchen session

Friday, January 16th, 2026

A very cute little doggo on someone’s lap in the pub.

Kitty, the session dog!

Two fiddlers, a man playing and a woman listening. A woman playing fiddle and a man playing banjo.

Rob’s farewell session

Wednesday, January 7th, 2026

A selfie in a row of musicians.

Sessioning

Saturday, January 3rd, 2026

Three fiddlers. Flute and two fiddles. Fiddle and two concertinas. Guitar, flute, fiddle, and another flute.

Playing tunes in a kitchen on a Saturday night.

Friday, January 2nd, 2026

A smiling woman playing fiddle next to a man playing banjo at a pub table with a fiddle on it.

New year’s day session.

Thursday, January 1st, 2026

A modern hand-crafted oval-hole mandolin made in Australia. A classic bowl-backed mandolin from eastern Europe. A red wall covered with Italian bowl-backed mandolins of different sizes. A classic F-5 mandolin from Gibson with its distinctive scroll.

More mandolins

Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

A mandolina from Lviv hanging up against a yellow background. A beautiful mandolin from Naples made in 1764 hanging up against a red background. A style 4 mandolin from 1903 hanging up against a blue background. A black 10 string F-4 mandolin hanging up against a grey background.

Found myself unexpectedly with a day to spend in Phoenix, so I went to the excellent Musical Instruments Museum and ogled the mandolins.

Sunday, December 28th, 2025

A cute doggo snoozing in a comfy dog bed.

Good night!

Saturday, December 27th, 2025

Looking down a road flanked by dry scrub with mountains in the distance under a blue sky speckled with clouds.

On the road in Arizona.

Thursday, December 25th, 2025

A sweet dog wearing a red vest gnawing on a chew-toy in front of a Christmas tree festooned with ornaments.

Nollaig shona daoibh go léir, a chairde!

A very sweet white and brown dog curled up on the sofa.

Christmas with Sandy

Monday, December 22nd, 2025

A snoozy dog all curled up.

Sleepy Sandy

Wednesday, September 24th, 2025

Bowls of broth. A platter of chickpeas with pork fat and potatoes. Many different meats on two different plates. A table covered with the many courses of cocido; chickpeas, a jar of broth, and plates piled with meats.

Had cocido for lunch in Madrid yesterday and I’m still full today.

Thursday, May 15th, 2025

A man playing guitar with another man playing Greek bouzouki.

Thursday session