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Yup!! I'm home May 20th (but who's counting?)

I'm moving back to Southern Ontario because I was offered and have accepted a teaching gig at the University of Windsor after teaching in upstate New York for the year. Yippee! (':party:')I'm really happy to be going home!! I am really looking forward to some good "plays" with all of you D...

Thanks for the info guys. Malanstevenson, we ate at Lena's in July - so good to know there was a regular session there last year... I will be teaching music at Hartwick, so I'll inquire about the accordian playing Prof. Thanks mucho. Good suggestion, Mike, however - I already checked the session sit...

I'm actually a Prof, so it's best to avoid such things...but good to know nonetheless!

I'm moving to Oneonta, New York next week for a new gig. . . are any of you all aware of any sessions in that area (it's only about 30 minutes from East Durham)? Already checked the session board for listings but came up short. . .

Session update- Stratford session has moved to Molly Bloom's (not far from Bentley's). Still 4-6ish first Sunday of every month. Darn good session-if anything too much of a good thing, averaging between 10-25 musicians. The atmosphere is very friendly and sociable. Wit's End session is on hiatus for...

Stratford, Ontario-First Sunday of every month from 4:00 on at Bentley's Restaurant and Pub, located on Stratford's main street. Tunes played are a combination of Irish, Scottish and Ontario. London-Third Sunday of the month at 4:00 (alternates with Bentley's). Located at: Wit's End Pub and Grill 23...

Unfortunately, I lOST the recipe!!! But it can be duplicated with store bought eggnog...just add 1 gallon of premium vanilla ice cream and however much booze you can take. Sprinkle with nutmeg/cinnamon. Heaven.

Thanks all for the academic sources...always very much appreciated. Is O'Neill's book considered to be outdated then? It sounds like maybe it is... You know-I was a bit hesitant to place that excerpt on the board, however, I figured (what the heck) if my facts were wrong I'd certainly hear about it ...

If you're gonna question the validity of any academic information (which happens all the time in academia) then ya gotta give sources to support your argument, and those same sources should be academic in nature not just "I saw a slide show...and this is what I think, and maybe you should talk ...

Really? Do you have a source? I am always appreciative of new sources, particularly as regards academic writing (and I will be submitting this paper in full to a journal-I do want to make sure my information is as correct as possible). Perhaps you could share? The information I quoted was taken from...

Hmmm.......Is there a reason his kilt is so long? Or maybe he's just trying to make us think that..... Or maybe he's bragging...

Here's an excerpt from a paper I wrote regarding upiping/issues related to upiping: The Uilleann pipes are a fairly recent development in Irish history, having evolved from the warpipe or Piob Mar in the early 1700s (Vallely, 1999, p. 410). O'Cainainn (1978, p. 81) contends that the Irish mouth blow...

They make really NICE wall decorations..

Here's my sad, sad tale of my inability to mix playing with alcohol: A couple of years ago, while inviting people to my semi-annual house party/rockin' session, I mistakenly told everyone that the party started at 9:00 (instead of 8, like I always do-with the thinking that you say 8, and everybody s...