Chocolate Drops: so near and yet so far

Thanks to UKBluegrass.com for the news that the Carolina Chocolate Drops, leaders of the revival in black old-time string-band music, will be playing eight dates in Britain early in 2010, beginning on 26 January as part of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, with the remaining seven dates in England. Their new CD, Genuine negro jig, will be released on Nonesuch Records on 25 January in the UK and 23 February in the US.

Unfortunately, though there appears to be a gap of over two weeks between the last English date and their next show in the US, there seem to be no plans for them to play in Ireland again on this trip...