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Friday, January 16th, 2026

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

Saturday, December 13th, 2025

A beautifully golden piece of salmon on a butter bean sauce.

Pan-fried Irish salmon.

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025

Street art in Cork that reads: Met him eating mushrooms in the People’s Park.

Sultans!

Sunday, December 7th, 2025

A veritable mountain of veggies and meats on a platter topped with Yorkshire puddings.

Sunday roast

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025

Three women in a row playing fiddle in a pub.

Fiddlers three

Friday, November 28th, 2025

I’m sitting playing my lovely red mandolin and smiling at the camera.

Belfast TradFest back in July.

Thursday, November 13th, 2025

A handsome fluffy tabby cat outdoors. Profile of a handsome fluffy tabby cat outdoors.

Hanging out with Coco.

Wednesday, November 5th, 2025

A woman on stage with a keyboard. She’s dressed in a red Victorian mourning dress with lace fabric wrapped around her head.

Bhí RÓIS ar fheabhas anocht! Guth den scoth!

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.

Sunday, July 27th, 2025

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Checked in at Ulster Hall for NOTIFY, Dervish, Cormac McCarthy, MGCE Concert Orchestra, and 5 more…. Dervish!