Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters at the Mary B., 28 Sept. 2010

Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters (USA), who earned a very warm reception at the Omagh festival two weeks ago, are at the Cornish Bluegrass Festival this weekend and will top the bill at the Moniaive Bluegrass Festival in Scotland next weekend. Then bluegrass fans in Ireland get to hear them just before their return to the USA - thanks to Brendan O'Regan in Arklow, Co. Wicklow.

Since July this year, Brendan is presenting a series of regular shows by national and international performers of roots, folk, country, bluegrass, and more at the Mary B. bar in Lower Main St., Arklow. Tickets for all events are available at the off-licence next door; ring 0402-23963. Amy & Stillwaters will be playing at the Mary B. from 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. on Tuesday 28 September; admission €10.

Forthcoming events at the Mary B. can be seen on Brendan's Mary B. Sessions website. The following show (5 Oct.) will be by Kentucky singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn. Videos from earlier shows at the Mary B. can be seen on YouTube, including numbers by the Cajun band l'Angelus and Tricky Britches from Maine.