I just wanted to brag on Lesl Harker and Veronica MacNamara for a minute:
http://midatlanticcce.wordpress.com/category/general-announcement/
Lots of people take music lessons, but few people go to the trouble Lesl has to not only learn from hers, but to transcribe and organize and thus preserve the tunes she’s gotten from Mike Rafferty over the years. And then there’s Ronnie MacNamara, who’s gathered the tunebooks from James Morrison’s fiddle lessons and published the tunes in their handwritten form – both are invaluable resources for people who are into this stuff. I know I’ve benefited so much from their hard work and enthusiasm and treasure the tiny insights I gain from a closer look into the minds of a couple of Irish music masters. I think it’s really cool Comhaltas is doing this.
Congratulations, Lesl, & since I don’t know if Ronnie’s much into the boards, please pass best wishes and gratitude on to her, too! ![]()

