Sara Grey, Kieron Means, & Ben Paley in Ireland, 23-8 Oct. 2015

The celebrated old-time trio composed of Sara Grey (banjo), her son Kieron Means (guitar), and Ben Paley (fiddle) will be playing the following dates in Ireland four weeks from now:

Fri. 23rd Oct.: The Front Bar, McGrory's, Culdaff, Co. Donegal, 9.30 p.m.; tel. Rory, 0044 7926971125

Sat. 24th-Sun. 25th: South Roscommon Singers Festival, Knockcrogherty, Co. Roscommon; tel. Declan Coyne, 087 966 7029; e-mail

Mon. 26th: Roadside Tavern, Kincora Road, Lisdoonvarna, Co. Clare, 9.00 p.m.; tel. Peter Curtin, 087 830 0069

Tues. 27th: Buttevant, Co. Cork, venue TBC; tel. John Nyhan, 087 792 1771

Wed. 28th: DC Music Club, 20 Camden Row, Dublin 2; tel. Paul Lee, 087 682 5306

Sara, who moved back to the States a few years ago after long residence in Britain, is featured in the recent book Wayfaring strangers: the musical voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia by Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr (see the BIB for 8 Nov. 2014), to which she made important contributions.