Jim Rooney and Friends at Naul, 28 Nov.

L-r: Mick Daly, Jim Rooney, Arty McGlynn

Thanks to Patrick Simpson, who reports:

Just a short note to let you know the concert in the Seamus Ennis Centre, The Naul, was fantastic!... A really warm and welcoming night, with country blues, Irish jigs, and bluegrass music. They even threw in a Rolling Stones rock n' roll song! Pure class!! Here's a short video of Jim singing Bill Monroe's classic 'Sittin' on top of the world'.

Jim Rooney received the Americana Music Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in Nashville in September 2009 for his work as a record producer. His many other achievements include the first musical biography of Bill Monroe.