Gerard Byrne

(re-)Discovered ITM in 2016; hooked ever since (whistle and flute). So lucky to have so many friends and opportunities to play. Kildare is a mecca for trad! My record stands at 20-nights-in-a-row out playing in sessions in Jan/Feb 2020.

Ex Nihilo, Magicae!
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Never fear a galeforce Ciara when the session swings in Bowes
Eoin coerces pipes to singing, subtle squeezes of elbows
Anna Mary fiddles gracefully with deft movement of her bow
While Gerard's flute and whistles chirp as he doth softly blow
And ninja fingered Davey plucking - he's the champion banjo beau!

The Birmingham gang sat sipping pints as their ferry did compose
To leave them stranded one more night; in Dublin they'd repose
But fortune blessed the venue and with instruments they chose
To join the sess' and have the craic until the bar would finally close.

The ones who skipped the session, as everybody knows -
Will e'er regret the craic they missed just for being the no-shows!

GB__Feb-2020