Now, to the title of this post. In the movie there is a scene where Hilary Swank’s character and her friends are in a pub in Ireland and a local band is playing. The singer starts singing a song called “The Galway Girl”. This was the song Swank’s character’s late husband sang for her in the same pub after they met. The song caught my ear right away and, as I am a big fan of Irish music, I decided to learn it. I found a video of it on YouTube sung by Mundy and what a great version it is! But, there is more to come.

Just remember, one thing leads to another. While listening to the video I could hear this wonderful concertina player and I said to myself, “who is that?” As it turned out it was Sharon Shannon and I was captivated by her playing. I had never heard of her before but I have to say that she is the best concertina player I have ever listened to. Needless to say I went on Amazon and downloaded a bunch of her music and it is good stuff, and I say that as a musician myself.

Is there a moral to this story and what does this have to do with New Mexico? Not a darn thing but fun is fun.