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I didn’t mean to write this final tribute to my fellow Pyros two weeks after getting back from Ireland. It was supposed to be done before I left for the trip. But I am glad I didn’t do it then because I managed to get almost 2 weeks in the company of Laurence Doherty and [...]

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Ok we have been back in Georgia for a few days now and have been trying to get back on track with our real lives. The trip to Ireland was wonderful and I will have full reports and pictures up very soon. Stand by. Much more to come in the coming weeks. Thanks to everyone [...]

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In an hour or so we will be heading out the door with the inevitable feeling that we have forgotten something. The kids are already packed and gone to the places they are staying so we wont have a “Home Alone” situation on our hands.
And in a matter of hours we will be flying from [...]

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I think the first time I remember meeting Michael Gallanagh was in St Mary’s Hall in Buncrana. The upstairs of the hall was, and still is, the old cinema where once a week we could all parade to the latest film that came to town. Downstairs was a small community center that was home to [...]

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There are names that people use in Irish traditional music circles that are immortal. In my home county of Donegal most of these names are fiddle players. The Donegal style of playing has something very special and unique about it. It has the feel of the driving wind and rain that can beat hard [...]

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