Desperately sorry to hear of Sam's passing, we go back a long way and I was very fond of all the family. I first heard the uilleann pipes played by Sam, although he was a master flute maker, and when he sold his pipes in Dublin he kindly helped fund me when I hadn't enough to get my own out of customs. It had been a few years since we had met in Galway and I wondered where he was so we lost touch.
Im sorry I can't be there today but you are all very much in my mind the passing of a very large part of my formative years in music, along with Carssy and MacAloon should be a great session...remembering you all fondly
Billy mc Cormick
Monday 29 April 2024
Billy Mc Cormick, Coad, Kilnaboy Corofin Co.Clare