Season's greetings from Bending the Strings

Bending the Strings's message came while your editor was away; but as well as being much appreciated by the editor, the greetings are for everyone, and not confined to Christmas:

Bending the Strings would like to wish all our friends and supporters a very happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year in 2010.

Also I am sure I am joined by everyone in the bluegrass community in extending our Christmas wishes and sincere thanks to you, Richard, for the fantastic job you do on the Irish Bluegrass Blog. It's the finger on the pulse of the Irish bluegrass scene, and without it we would be far less well informed on what is going on in the bluegrass scene here in Ireland.

A very happy Christmas to you, Richard, and all the musicians, supporters, and friends involved in bluegrass. We look forward to sharing the stage again in 2010 with all our friends - Woodbine, the Molly Hicks, Tom Hanway, Barry Coffey, and Niall Toner, Dick, and Clem, and all our good friends throughout the country.

A very happy holiday season to you all from Vinny, Martin, and Moyra from Bending the Strings Bluegrass Band.