Rosemary and I played together for the first time in public on Saturday, in the third of my Potomac Overlook Park gigs. Rosemary insisted that she only play piano, because she's trying to get over her own fears of performance (since that's not her instrument; she may teach it, but she took it because conservatory required it, not out of any love). And she did great, and we sounded fantastic. A few weak spots here and there from both of us, which tells us what we need to work on.

We only got temporary audiences for most of it, but about 15 minutes before we were supposed to quit, we got about 15-20 people, including kids and their parents, to sit down in the grass in front of us and stay. They kept with us even after we were supposed to quit, so we ran another 20 minutes. The combination of my piping and fiddling I think really caught their attention. It was a lot fun. And the band earned a tip - $4. We'll frame one, and Rosemary and I will split a pint at Pat Troy's at happy hour with the rest!

The session at The Royal Mile was equally awesome. We had a lot of fiddlers show up, along with two guitarists, my smallpipes, and a Highland Piper from Holland shared a couple of tunes with us as well. When we were done and most of the sessioneers had left, Native American flute legend Ron Warren played a wonderful tune for us, with Chris accompanying on guitar. That was a real treat.