My name is Laurence and I have been playing piano (and bass, both acoustic and electric) for most of my life. I became interested in Irish music when I attended a workshop on Folk Keyboard at a Folk Festival in October 1981 which was taught by Triona ni Dhomhnaill (who played keyboard with the Bothy Band). After the workshop was over, I heard Triona perform with a band called Touchstone. This experience opened my eyes and my ears to the possibilities of the piano in this genre of music. ShortIy after the Festival, I bought a copy of O'Neill's and began trying to play some of the music in that collection. Until 1995, when some other local musicians started an Irish Session here, I had no one else to play this music with. Since 1995, I have been playing piano (and bass) more-or-less irregularly at the local Irish Session and enjoying it.
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| Two more music jokes | October 16th 2008 |
| Ronald Reagan-Carl Sagan-San Diegan-Pagan Blues | September 27th 2008 |
| Confusing, mixed messages | September 25th 2008 |
| Mixing different types of tunes | September 22nd 2008 |
| Instrument malfunction | August 19th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Addicted to the stuff... | November 21st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Prepare for a Fight in the Car-Park? | November 21st 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Ptarmigan is featured on sound lantern. | November 20th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Instrument collection and worth | November 17th 2008 |
| Discussions | Re: Session wreckers | November 17th 2008 |