I've been playing your songs since the first time I heard them. I don't actually get paid these days, I'm old and retired, just play for the love of it, and give you attribution. I sometimes get drinks, though. Do I owe you a quart or two of draft beer and Cuervo? Mixed, as I drank it? Just askin'. Godspeed! I saw one of your flyers for a gig you had in Idaho (IIRC), but by that date I was in Utah, working my way back home to the Florida panhandle. I hope you know you have fans down here as well.
You guys are so great and talented.!!! Speaking of Ireland, you should check out another famous RK from there -Ryan Kelly from the group Celtic Thunder. They do a hilarious version of Seven Drunken Nights! I love great music from all over the world!!
I like drinking Black and Tan, but I'm a tad Irish on the Murphy and Dunnigan sides, so I expect you refer to soldiers in the old days. As a Native Texan, I try to stay out of that. Unless you're a Marxist, I recommend avoiding the People's Republic of Austin except for short visits. I used to post up in Bastrop and drive in for the music. Once they outlawed smoking in bars and pool halls, I avoid Austin entirely. It should be the owners choice. I took care of my mom for 6 years as she died of vascular dementia. I smoke in an effort not to reach that stage. If there is anyone left who loves me, I wouldn't want to put them through what I went through. When your momma doesn't know you anymore, it hurts. I don't care who you are. May you be blessed, and never have to deal with such a thing. Even cancer is kinder.
