Hope you all got over the Christmas and New Year in one piece. I'm off for a couple of weeks of sun and bad golf. Back in Melbourne on Australia Day, then back to business. Looking forward to 2012!

I had a really great time touring around Australia as guitarist for Finbar Furey and Brendan Grace. Six weeks, 25 shows, some wonderful gigs and some very bad golf. Met a lot of wonderful people and have a lot of memories to keep.

Melbourne is full of new Irish arrivals these days. The home place is struggling at the moment and the time honoured safety valve of emigration is scattering the population to the four winds. Hope they are all settling inok.

Pat with Mundy at a corporate gig on St Patricks Day.

Either he's getting even taller or I'm Shrinking.

THE CRAIC WAS NINETY AT THE QUIET MAN

Check out the promo clip for The Quiet Man.

The great Lucinda Williams dropped into PJ O'Briens recently on the eve of two sold out shows in the arts centre. I was invited to the show and went along to my front row seat on Thursday night.A magic show from a real legend.

I am setting up a page for youtube clips. Feel free to submit any clips from my gigs. Have a look.

The Live at The Quiet Man CD is now available for sale at the venue and at my gigs. It will be available for sale in the coming weeks through this site and through the usual digital sources.

Irish music legends The Fureys and Davey Arthur have just released a CD/DVD called 30 Years On Live at Vicar Street which features my song Geraldine's Thinking of Galway along with their many great hits over the years. They are shortly embarking on a world tour to promote the album and to celebrate 30 years in the business.

Thanks for all the emails and good feedback about the new website. Go raibh maith agat to Christine McKervey for the design and to Brendan O'Shea at Studio52 for the Photos. Onwards and upwards! Any comments and/or suggestions welcome.

The new CD PAT MCKERNAN LIVE IN MELBOURNE is now available for purchase through this site and at gigs. It is also available for download through iTunes and other digital music sources.