Orrin Star: news update

Jimmy Gaudreau and Orrin Star

News from New York multi-instrumentalist Orrin Star, whom we heard from back in February and again in July, in connection with the expected visit to Ireland by fiddler Jon Glik, which was prevented by Jon's illness. Orrin reports that Jon has had a liver transplant operation and is doing well.

Among other activities, Orrin has been playing with mandolin wizard Jimmy Gaudreau, and also says:

The muse has recently called me to learn a rash of Celtic fiddle tunes. It began by hearing 'Dick Gossip's reel' played by Steve Hickman at a contra dance about two months ago, and has continued at a lovely cadence ever since. (I find myself particularly drawn to jigs lately, a la 'Morrison's', 'Geese in the bog', and 'Maggie Brown's favourite'.) NB: my three extant CDs are all now available for downloading on iTunes and CD Baby et al.