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Hi Everybody!
I grew up in a family that worked the coastal waters of New England and Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island) for generations. I have many memories from when I was young of three generations of my family working together out on the salty brine harvesting our daily catch. There's one thing I can tell you about the "Wind on the Bay," it is a constant thing but it also always shifts a bit too.
We have all been struggling through some very difficult financial waters these past couple of years as our various economies have been torpedoed by the shananigans of a fortunate few. I have tried as best as I could to "stand my watch at the helm" and keep WOTB afloat but now I think it's time to say (with due reverence to Admiral David Farragut at the Battle of Mobile Bay) "DAMN THE TORPEDOS, FULL SPEED AHEAD"!
With those inspirational words in mind, I have decided to EXPAND WOTB this year and bring in two dear friends of mine from Ireland. Both are men who have made a dynamic and lasting impression on traditional Irish music, dance, and instrument design and manufacture.
I am VERY honored to announce that two of the foremost members of the traditional Irish music community Mr. Seamus O'Kane and Mr. Ronan Regan with be joining me as the Instructional Staff for WOTB 2012.
Please do look into their bios on the Instructors page of this web site and do visit their own as well.
Thank you all for your continued interest in Wind on the Bay.
I'm looking forward to another great festival!
All the best,
Skip Healy