I'm very excited to announce that, after much sitting-in and guesting on recordings, I'm a full-fledged member of Circled By Hounds!

They've built a solid following and incredible repertoire of traditional and original songs and tunes over the years. We've done a handful of shows already and it's been a blast.

Circled By Hounds are:
Matthew Hayward-McDonald singing and playing guitar (and lawn implements)
Kathryn Claire singing and playing fiddle, guitar and concertina
Sarah Dee on fiddle and singing
Vash on ...anything that can be struck, beaten or battered into rhythmic submission
and me playing flutes, whistles, singing, a bit of bodhran and shakey-egg.

I'll still be playing with Cary Novotny, Men of the West, KMRIA as well as playing with Colleen Raney and Casey Neill and the Norway Rats. I couldn't be happier.

See you around!