Poetry

The Bodhrán Player

The Bodhrán is silent
The sunlight is shade,
The last note on the goatskin
To the reel has been played.

He burst on the catwalk,
Our hearts to engage,
He linked us in laughter,
The world his stage.

How can we stay silent?
How could we regret
The laugh without blemish
He bestows on us yet?

Paddy Fallon was, for years, the well-loved and universally respected MC on numerous Comhaltas Tours.  Composed by Dr Philip Brady, Edenderry.

Photos:

Top - Dr Philip Brady
Bottom - Paddy Fallon, on left with bodhrán, and friends in 1980.