Hi Mairead,
I was down making a visit to my mother today and read her copy of the Donegal News covering your award.
Although she is a bit forgetful of recent events, she reminded me of a long ago incident where our paths crossed.
My brother Danny and I stayed every summer with my mother's family, The Doogans, in the house next door to where your father stayed briefly (the Curran's house) and, for some reason, we got involved with a fight with your brother, Gearóid, and yourself. I say fight, it was more a case of hurling insults that escalated to wildly throwing stones. One of them, flung by Gearóid, must have come within inches of my face and I went crying to my mother and got you and Gearóid into trouble with your father, Francie.
Anyway, apart from the belated apology to Gearóid and yourself, can I offer general congratulations on your recent award and general achievements.
Good luck with the future! My brother, Danny and sister, Bridie, have built a new house down the field from where my Aunt Gracie still lives and I should be back for a few days this summer. I'll look out for any local performances.
Tony Gillespie
Mairead
Hope you enjoyed the night in the Burlington
Good luck in U.S.A
Tony
Ona trip to Baltimore, during a weekend in Ireland, we where invited to see Mairead perform in a small castle in the village with an audience of at the most 50 people. Being from Holland and not knowing her music ( and language) we where stunned by her voice and the emotional impact it had on us, her music is the language of interpersonal contact, honest, genuine and pure. Thank you for letting us be part of this.
Meino de Vries Groningen Holland.
Mairéad, a chara,
Looking forward Altan's US tour. Bringing some family to the gig in Berkeley, CA. Should be great craic!
Will you have any Imeall CDs available at the gig? I'll be buying an Altan CD too. ;-)
Le gach dea-ghuí,
Scott
hello mairead,congratulations on being chosen as donegal person of the year and on the meteor nomination for 'imeall'which i am still enjoying listening to.i'm sure i'm not alone in hoping for another solo cd. all the very best .peter
Dear Mairead
I bought Celtic Circle in Hong Kong and am absolutely stunned by your voice in the enchanting song "Island Girl".
I had never heard of you before but I'm certainly a fan now.
As an Irish exile (Ennis Co. Clare),tell me will you ever come to HK. We still do have a traditional music society. Regards
Robert
Mairéad a chara,
Comhghairdeas do ainmniúchán fearacht duine a bliain de Dun na nGall.
Gourc'hemennoù evit da anvidigezh e-giz den a vloaz e Dun na nGall.
Congratulations for your nomination as Donegal person of the year.
See you soon in Brittany.
D'ar c'hentañ gwell.
Philippe
Mairead,
Congratulations on your award as Donegal Person of the Year. Spectacular News! My oh My. Can't wait to see you on 11th March in NYC.
It's been so so long.
le ghra,
Laura (and John) xoxo
Hello! well i love Mairéads Music ,but i don`t know where can i get it , iam from argentina and here there are anything of her music ,can someone answer me and say me? maybe some page ...
my mail is
maar-beau@hotmail.com
I just want to make you aware of the TradFest in Moville, Donegal in late February. It's not big enough for us to invite someone like yourself but if you of anybody who is good who might like to play, please put them in touch with us. I see a couple of your band members are from Buncrana. I did chance my arm and emailed Dinny McLaughlin but haven't had a reply as yet.
We also run Ireland's only DylanFest and BeatlesFest here in Moville in the summer and we want to make the Tradfest as big as we can.
