after seeing Flook, which was more then incredible to see (might as well lay down the whistle after seeing Brian play) I couldn’t resist announcing the following : On the 8th of september there’s a Scottisch weekend in Bilzen Belgium. Flook will be playing there in corporation with the huge names of Leon Hunt and Michael McGoldrick. A must for at least all who live near.
http://www.scottish-weekend.be/paginasEN/sub_folk/zaterdag.htm#Celts_Unlimited
So where are the Scottish musicians, then?
good question. But who cares.
I see you’re from Scotland. Sorry…I only meant that the music is still ok. There’s little distinction between scottish and irish over here.
A controversial viewpoint 
, but with sound medieval antecedents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotia.
I was surprised recently that an official of the Austrian Education Ministry was unaware that “Scotus” normally means Irish. I had assumed this was common knowledge, and mentioned that the Schottentor near his ministry building was probably so named after Irish monks - particularly since the Ministry building itself is on the Minoritenplatz (the Minorites were Franciscans, the order to which quite a few Irishmen belonged when Ireland was the Island of Saints and Scholars).
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AMAZING! Just saw Flook, with Michael McGoldrick and Ian Hunt yesterday at the Scottish weekend next to a beautiful castle in Bilzen Belgium. McGoldrick played with Flook in the past, and also with Lunasa and Capercaille. Leon Hunt is called the Django Reinhardt on the banjo. Amazing musicians invited by an amazing band. There was magic. Only John Joe Kelly (bodhran) was not pleased with the stagesound, cursing through the whole concert, but playing a terrific bodhran-solo. Leon played gypsy-jazz solo’s and Michael and Brian were playing so fast the fingers couldn’t be seen anymore.
Philip Mazure (from Comas) was there, and also Colin Goldie (he seemed to be with Flook, making Brian’s whistles). I just wondered, Michael seemed to play Chieftains, but I’m not sure.
The sound was more than ok, except for John Joe on stage (not for the audience). In contradiction to their concert on Folkwoods (Netherlands), Brian’s whistles could be heard loud and clear.
Before Flook there was a Scottish band called Saltfishforty, 2 fiddles and a guitar or bouzouki. This combination makes you think it’s becoming dull after 15 minutes. False! They were amazing, getting people to dance and yell, very very rhythmic. I’m gonna look for their music to buy. I don’t know if they are well-known in Ireland, Scotland or Brittain, but I’ve never heard of them before. Well, so far my experience in the hills of Belgium next to a beautiful castle with a high standard of music. You should have been there.