The Snowy Path (slip jig) c. Mark Kelly of Altan
A Merry Christmas (jig) O'Neill's Music of Ireland # 841

The Snowy Path To A Merry Christmas

Trailer for the upcoming CD Two Old Black Sticks by John Kerr


2OBS Five Minute Mix - Up

The first track from the new CD Two Old Black Sticks by John Kerr. This track features John Kerr on flute, Joe DeZarn on fiddle and Josh Dukes on guitar.

01 Imelda Roland's & The Reel Of Mullinavat

A little set for Innocent Smith. After six years of far too infrequent appearances at DC sessions, he's going to lie prostrate, put on his boots and be the newest Musical Priest in New York City.

The Priest In His Boots : Happy To Meet, Sorry To Part

First tune is the well-known Heathery Breeze. Second one I learned from Father Innocent Smith at a session following his first mass. He had no name for it. The final tune is called Paddy Mills' Special Dream. What was so special about it? I don't know. He may have told one of Innocent's priestly brothers, but if so it may well be sealed by the confessional!

The Wind, The Innocent And The Paddy Mills Special

The first jig was written for me by Rory O'Donovan, the son of Joe and Siobhan O'Donovan who were my set dancing mentors and substitute grandparents when I first began going to Ireland in the 1990s, after he received copies of my book and CD called Two Old Black Sticks. I have paired it here with a Vincent Broderick jig called The Last Train to Loughrea.

Two Old Black Sticks

Stephen's Waltz

In preparation for a big reunion this fall, folks from my high school band have been digitizing recordings we made 40 years ago. I have a clarinet solo about 0:45 into this one. Not bad for a guy reading off sheet music, if I do say so myself.

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