We were invited to a rather unusual event this past weekend, house concert + potluck, a fun and low-key experience. We saw our friends, had really good food and drinks, heard beautiful music and dined with the musicians afterwards; just a neat package all around.

A quick plug for the band, Four Shillings Short. The dynamic musicians, Aodh Óg and Christy, flawlessly and artifully combine instruments from different continents and across different times in history, to produce refreshing and soul-moving sounds. To attend a Four Shillings Short concert is to attend a musical instruments’ trade show (you gotta to see the number of instruments they travel with, I think they played with more than a dozen instruments during the night), a poetry reading, a music history lecture and a concert all at once. I was truly humbled by their talent and their passion for creating and re-inventing music.

Our host, Wendy, was all gigally to have a live band playing in their living room. We just appreciated the fact that we were invited; and I thought it was pretty cool when the musicians told us that we could freely make copies of the CD’s we bought from them and share with friends. With their blessing, I’d be happy to upload their songs to a file share if anyone is interested in giving them a try.