I'm musically inclined, but nowadays horribly shy about playing in public, and one of those people who is lucky enough to be able to pick up most instruments and get a tune out of them (though I could never get a note out of a flute), but unlucky enough not to possess the devotion and talent to achieve the standards to which I aspire. For my own enjoyment I play the piano, mandolin and concertina, though my favourite instrument has always been the harmonica. I taught myself to play the fiddle when I was seventeen, but was forced to hock the instrument a couple of years later, something I'll always regret.
I live in rural bliss in County Leitrim. Well, it would be bliss if it hadn't rained for 947 days consecutively. Sorry, I exaggerate, it's only been 824.
Tunes in Floss the Tethers's tunebook: 0
| The Lamentation Of The Dead Perch | jig | June 22nd 2008 |
| Music From The Atlantic Fringe | The Unwanted | October 17th 2009 |
| Wild Mountain Thyme | The McPeake Family | September 10th 2009 |
| Pride Of New York | Joanie Madden, Brian Conway, Billy McComiskey And Brendan Dolan | July 23rd 2009 |
| Buffalo In The Castle | Desi Wilkinson, Máirtín O'Connor, Frank Hall And Lena Ullman | July 18th 2009 |
| Music From The Glens | The Quinn Family | May 30th 2009 |
| Doris Norris | July 26th 2009 |
| A Musical Landscape - Gleann Cholmcille | July 6th 2009 |
| The British Library | May 9th 2009 |
| Folkstreams | October 5th 2008 |
| The Irish Music Review forum | July 12th 2008 |
| Casey's | February 20th 2008 |
| The Stables | September 3rd 2007 |
| Mountain Tavern | August 6th 2007 |
| Frankie Kennedy Winter School | November 4th 2009 |
| Session At The Shannon | October 12th 2009 |
| Lúnasa And Special Leitrim Guests | April 24th 2009 |
| Temple Bar Trad Fest | January 15th 2009 |
| Scoil Gheimhridh Frankie Kennedy | November 9th 2008 |
| Navigator/Reveal Records Mixtape - free download | November 13th 2009 |
| Néillidh Boyle - The 'Jungle Music' remix | November 4th 2009 |
| Upload - Traveller Singers | October 31st 2009 |
| Upload - The Boys of Mullaghbawn | October 30th 2009 |
| How producers view musicians | September 8th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: I'm a dancer, let me out of here! | November 16th 2009 |
| Recordings | November 16th 2009 | |
| Discussions | Re: When did Finbar Furey win The All Ireland | November 15th 2009 |
| Discussions | Re: When did Finbar Furey win The All Ireland | November 15th 2009 |
| Recordings | November 14th 2009 |