An Bothy Band, a lot of it as Gaeilge on BBC2, 10:00 to 11:30pm Sunday 16/03/2025. Are they as good as I remember them 50 years ago? And then some. Changes in personnel brought about by deaths, 4 or 5 worn-out and wrung-out managers, the best flute player in the world (according to James Galway), and the first trad outfit to feature a real rhythm section (the bit you dance and tap your feet to). Tommy & Michéal for sure looking down smiling and also there in spirit, well worth the hour and 30 mins of anyone's time. The craic was and is still mighty.
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