This St. Patrick's Day stuff doesn't work for me in any way. For one thing, my family is orange. I never thought this was a big deal growing up - though when we went to the Irish pub at the '64 World's Fair in New York, I couldn't understand why all those other Irish family names were pinpointed on the map of Ireland printed on the paper placemats, but our rather common last name was missing. ...
If you like Irish music, you might have some Altan in your collection. My particular favourite album is Blue Idol. There is a lovely, traditional song from County Mayo, where the lyrics have been translated to English as well. It's a beautiful love song, with a heartbreaking melody. Dolly Parton had asked Altan to play on her Little Sparrow album, and in return she guested on this song "The...
