Day 12 – Patrick O’Keeffe Festival launch.

Finally the festival has arrived and it is many familiar faces to catch up with. Mary Conroy has returned to host Radio Kerry’s launch in the River Island Hotel. I get the last interview spot with Dan Herlihy and play ‘Bridgie the Weaver’ –  a slide I learned from Dan’s playing. Then off to Kearney’s Bar for a fabulous session hosted by Sean Abeyta (Kevin’s twin) who arrived fashionably late – “I fell asleep”. He has 4 children between the ages of 2 and 7 so I guess we can give him that. A woman named Frances Kennedy sang 2 incredibly funny and robust songs. Also from Dublin were Paul (banjo) and Aoife (fiddle).