I went to Ireland in November 2000, partially to get WhirlyGig's new album which had been out for about a month or so at that time. After playing a humongous amount of phone tag with Liam Donohoe, the group's leader, I finally bought up some copies and brought them home, then started to listen to my copy. To put it mildly, the danged thing is totally different from the first album, and it's even better. It also didn't hurt that I met Declan and Eugene, two of the members who had been unable to come over to Atlanta for the Celtic Festival in May.

The members of the band are:

1. Liam "the Pony" Donohoe, the band's leader and guitar player;
2. Patrick "the Monkey" Lawless on guitar;
3. Declan "the Badger" Quinn on tin whistles, low D and G whistles; and
4. Eugene "Egg" Quinn, Declan's brother, on banjo.

The playlist for "In Bed with WhirlyGig" is as follows:

1. The River Roar
2. A Romp in F Major
3. The Snows (they melt the soonest)
4. Cad A Tharla? (in Irish)
5. Would You Perform? (dogs and reels)
6. Smokescreen
7. Ming, the Trip to Beijing
8. Bre Trippers (reels)
9. Eleanor Rigby
10. A Swan Song
11. The Oriental Set
12. An Clar Bog Deal (sean-nos)

The cost is $16.00. More than well worth it.

The first album is called simply "WhirlyGig." It also costs $16.00. It's worth it as well.

There is also a new album out. Details will be forthcoming.

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