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Hi GuysGreat to have the chance to see you playing live again in the Midlands.
Fantastic gig (as always) and congratulations on finding the wonderful banjo player and vocalist, Damien O'Kane - a fine addition to an already very talented group.
Hope you have all managed to cool down after the very warm evening in Lichfield, it was hot enough in the audience just sitting there so goodness knows what it was like for you all on stage :-s
A special thanks to John Joe for delivering an excellent bodhran solo (how do you get so many sounds out of such an instrument?) despite suffering from a very large blister on his hand.  A true professional as, of course, you all are.
Hope to see you in our part of the world again very soon.Keeping making great music.

Cheers
Ghis and Richard

Just wanted to thanks for a fantastic gig on Saturday at Wiltshire Music Centre, it was my third Flook experience (the last was the 10th Anniversary one at St George's Bristol) and it was lovely to hear some stunning new tunes along side the familiar ones. the addition of Damien O'Kane brought something extra - never thought I'd hear a song at a Flook gig. 
We were very impressed that Brian managed to play at all in light of his bandaged fingers but it didn't seem to affect his playing, not from the audience anyway; if he was playing through pain he didn't show it, what a guy.  Well done guys, you were all brilliant and can't wait for a new album!

Regards
Kath Leeder (Trowbridge)

Sorry it was Newbury not Aldershot I saw you last, memory is playing tricks with me now.  As expected a wonderful gig at Bradford, you are all so tight together and not a note out of place.  Damien is a great addition to the line up adding to the richness of your overall sound.  Good to see Ed still has plenty of shaggy dog stories to tell, and John Joe playing the banjo!!  Is there any end to your talents.
Hope the fingers are not to painful Brian, did not seem to restrict your superb playing.  Loved the Tortoise track written by Sarah its now one of my favourites, what a beautiful melody.  Looking forward to seeing you all again soon, come back to the Berkshire / Wessex area again as soon as you can fit it in.

Flook forever!!  Steve Keay.

Having seen you for the first time in Aldershot about 4/5 years ago and bought Flatfish CD, really exited to be coming to Bradford on Avon tomorrow for a second helping!!  We’ll be the old gits in the front row!!
Good luck with your long trip down from Cumbria, can’t wait to see you then.  Keep on jigging, keep it live.

Best wishes Steve Keay

I hope you guys come to the US again soon as I didn't know about you when you were here last. Hows the 2008 Dublin Ohio Irish Festival in early Sept. sound? Thanks to Lunasa I found you on their links list and have been blown away by your bands awesome music. Question to Ed Boyd, what guitar does he play and what tunings does he use mostly at least on the cd's. Thanks. Hope to see you in concert in the future.

Brandon

Hello people!!
My name is Herco Schuchard and i am a huge fan of your music!!
I kind of grew up with Irish music and i play the whistle myself!
I have two questions that  i wanted to ask?
Are you coming to folkwoods in Veldhoven Holland this year or anywhere in Holland soon?
And a question for Brian, In "Wrong foot forward" what key and what kind of whistle do you play it in?
I ask this question because i only have a low and high whistle in D!!
My teach says it probably is the f whistle is she correct?
Can you help me out?
Anyway keep doing what you are doing and once more: You guys are the best!!

Best wishes Herco

Hey,
Just thought I would pop in and say thanks for playing at Saint Martins today. Hopefully you had a good time, we certainly enjoyed it. Particular mention goes to the light hearted banter and the bodhran solo (which was the best one I have ever seen and also the only one I have ever seen:)) You seemed to entertain everybody and even got "Mr Stock" to have a little jig at the back of the room.

Flook on,
JH xx

Dear All,

Everything has already been said by everyone in the guestbook, we have regaled your amazing talent to many for many years, and our regular family gatherings on a Sunday afternoon have been spent playing your music & watching dvd’s of you at various festivals, our families hail from different parts of Ireland, Scotland & England and we have fond memories of my mother & Father in law savouring their time with us, listening to you, their particular favourite is Branohm / Trip to Herve’s unfortunately My father in law is no longer with us, however My mother in law (82) will hopefully be at the Gosport Gig and the thought of her seeing you perform her favourite tunes is almost indescribable.

Best wishes from…
John, Jean, Dee, Jess, Stephen, Jodie, Sarah & Eileen, Barber & Metcalfe

I must disagree with Miss Landhorne. I am your youngest fan - fourteen years. The music is fantastic - I just wish I could play as well as any of you. Flutopia? Wonderful!

Flook
(First time, excuse me for my English. It is very bad but I hope you understand me)
I see and listen you in your concert in Coutances in France. I want to say you: it’s very very fantastic!!! I’m very surprise to see everybody stand up and clap “dans les mains”(I don’t now write in English). Me, I want dancing too (“aussi” in french)! I don’t usually to see concerts. Is it always this? Or, because you are very good? I think because you are very good!!!
And now, I listen your CD and I see in my memory your fantastic concert and I’m very very happy! You continuous (in French:continuez!). One question: when you come again in Normandie?
Thank you very much for this super moment, and little kiss for baby!

Good luck!
Claudine

hey i'm probably like your youngest fan!! I'm Kate Langhorne I'm 17 yrs!! saw you guys during celtic connections 08 at the ABC in Glasgow. WOW great atmosphere wonderful playing !!! everyone was up doing mad wee jigs thank you for such an awesome night. I 'd like to hand it to the big man Kelly who can sure play.........what are you like the best in the world!!! I bought my bodhran from belgarth in Orkney, a narrow frame goatskin with misanda wood tipper ( I think that's how you spell it!!) Trying to teach myself how to play but still cannae play!!! You are my idol

thank you!! come tae Glesca soon guys!!!
xxxxxx 

Thanks you so much for that so  fantastic show in Coutances (France).It was like a dream..... Not yet landed ...........The CD is playing without stopping. My hifi is warming................
John Joe ..... Where are you born? In heaven ????.... Sarah bring your baby we have lots of accordeons to let in France
Come soon in France Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase!
I have seen Dubliners, Altan, Dervish, Cyan,Danu,......But ..... Flook is in top.
Bravo!

Jean-Marc

Un grand bravo pour la prestation d'hier soir à coutances (france).  Quel grand moment de rêve et de voyage . Merci merci merci .
Nous espérons vous revoir chez nous très vite ! Continuez !

Karine et Marie

Hi,
I was in the front row at the ABC during Celtic Connections with the first Flook Big Band show. How lucky was I! Absolutely amazing. Once again another great John Joe solo with Seckou Keita this time. You are all an inspiration. Thanks

Keith Dolan

Hi folks,
I drove down from Aberdeen to see you in Celtic connections tonight and just arrived back home.
OMG, that was absolutely amazing, thank you all so much for an amazing night, was worth every mile of my 300 mile trip just to see you guys.  I’ve been listening to your music for years but never got the chance to see you in concert until tonight.  I left with a huge big lump in my throat, loved it.
Wish I had taken my new bodhran and would loved to have tried to get Jon-Joe to sign it.
Could I also ask Brian what whistles he plays, as in make and key, think it was d and f.
Thanks again for a brilliant night, you are all awesome.

Ian McDonagh
Aberdeen

Hi Guys,
Just been to my 5th Flook gig,  in Glasgow tonight,  Have to say you guys were out of this world tonight, WHAT A GIG!!!
Totally loved the big band concept & loved your new tunes.
Please Please Please come to Scotland more often, WE LOVE U !!!!
Have a good Festival

Ashxx
P.S. Brian yer loverly, lol:-)

Well done guys,
Just had to email and say how impressive a performance you gave!! Bloody brilliant.
John Joe appears to be possessed by a friendly drumming demon!!
Well done to all!!

Regards,
Damien

Dear Flook,
just wanted to say thanks for the great gig at the Hammersmith Centre last Sunday.
Even though I have all your CDs, this was the first time I saw you guys live!
Superb energetic and inspiring performance: I ended the night by waking up my flatmates when I played the Ballybrolly Set on my whistle after getting home around midnight! :)
All the best for the future, and I hope to catch you again soon!
Dominic

Thanks for a fantastic gig last night at the Chichester Minerva Theatre - I'm still buzzing. Now that you've shifted my world on its axis I have to find a whistle and a teacher... NOW!
Note for Brian: I was sitting behind you, and trust me, it wasn't the back of your head I was watching :) Hope to see you at Cambridge music week.
Best regards to all, and kisses to funky Maisy,
Linda  xx

Dear All
Just to say thanks for having me at South Petherton again. I did enjoy it all despite the nerves! Let me know if you ever want a repeat!
Love to all and a BIG facial contortion/kiss to Masie!
Tony D xxx

Hey guys,
Love your music, it’s the first thing I listen to in the morning, and it sets me up for the day ^_^
You guys should come and play in Bath sometime soon. There’s a great pub on Walcott Street called The Bell with a fantastic atmosphere which plays all sorts of awesome stuff from Jazz to Folk and I’d love to see you guys there, as would pretty much everyone else I know!
I’ll keep an eye out for when you’re next in (or near) the southwest.
Peace
~Liz x

Hi to the band
First saw you at Brampton Live about 5 years ago then again on my 40th birthday in Dublin 2 years ago.  Fantastic night, chatted with "Uncle Bill" and generally had the best night's live music ever.  We're coming to South Petherton tomorrow and bringing some new converts along.  Good luck with the performance
Johnny & Jo from Dorchester

Hello, masters:
I am Paco, from Gran Canaria, that in your concert in Arisaig, last Blas Festival (what night!, I keep in my mind the faces of those little children in the audience with their open mouths and eyes looking John Joe´s bodhran solo). Many thanks for your warm attention to me.
I hope Sarah´s baby is fine of his/her teeth problem. A pity not to see her on stage.
The best to you all from my Atlantic island.
Oye, Ed, espero que tus padres lo pasen muy bien en Fuerteventura.
Paco Placeres

Hey you crazy Flookers!
Brilliant music.  I found your track "Granny in the Attic" on the EMI compilation, Folk N Hell.  Excellent stuff!  Keep it coming!
Yours,
Kris Clements
Ockham's Razor

I see how it works now, thanks. Hope to see you guys soon again in Holland or Belgium. GREAT GREAT! John Joe had a difficult time in Bilzen, but the sound for the public was better than at the Folkwoods festival. Especially the whistles could be heard perfectly now (and I know they are hard to amplify well, as well as the bodhran is).

Hi Guys and Girl !!!
I agree with Jef, John Joe you have one psycho stare, many years of practice staring out reds i guess.
What a gig you played!!!!!!
Thanks to Michael and John Joe from John and myself for the drink after the gig.
Good to meet you guys, and hope its not the last time i get to see you perform.
Best wishes to you all
Mark

Hi guys,
can I be added to your guestbook. You're my favourites!
greetings, Arnoud

If eyes could kill...there would be a dead soundengineer in Belgium (Alden Biezen). Your music deserves much much better. Looking forward to hear you again.
Jef

Hi Guys!!
Thank you for a truly magnificent evenings entertainment.  My sister recently introduced me to your music ~ fantastic.  I travelled from Cupar in Fife, stopped in Elgin to pick up my sis, mum and 17 year old niece then on to Beauly ~ well worth the 2 nights away from my boys and 423 mile round trip!!!!  Played the Haven CD ALL the way home ~ just gets better and better!!  Thank~you Brian and John Joe for signing our CD cases ~ an added extra ~ sorry couldn't find you Ed.  Look forward to seeing you again soon.
Liz Gibson

Hi,
Caught your superb gig at TWF yesterday. I first saw you at Howden in Yorkshire 2 or 3 years ago. Since then I've been telling everyone about this incredible band with a girl who stands on one leg when she plays the flute, a man who can play the most intricate jazzy tunes on a whistle and a bodhran player who can get more out of a single skin percussion instrument than many drummers can get from a full kit. And that's not to under estimate the brilliance of their guitarist. When I saw you were on the bill for TWF in Portlaoise (I moved here on my retirement last October) I was delighted.
My only concern, having seen so many great acts throughout the week was that you might not live up to my expectations and memory of that first occasion. I need not have worried. You were superb!! Most definitely the highlight of the week for me.
Thanks - and good luck to Maisie - I hope I'm not too old to come and see her when she joins the band!!

Hi "Flookies"!
Remember the winners of the "competition" (two voices, male and female)? We both enjoy the cd´s! Thanks!
Thanks also for your great music at the festival. In fact, I was there to listen to Flook (and John Joe, woooh!) and it was great! I´ve got my fourth cd now and really can´t get enough! Greetings to Ed: His German is almost
perfect! Hope to have you back in Germany soon (and listen to you, of couse!).

Andreas Hofmann

We really enjoyed your performance at the Festval de Ortigueira in Spain two weeks ago. Your music was a highlight of the whole event for sure.

David Burke
Drammen, Norway

thanks for another belter of a performance, great way to end the festival.

Steve Mack
co armagh

I was right at the rail. Brilliant......best thing at the festival by far.
Steve.

Hi! I listened to you in ortigueira 2007 and I think you are fantastic! Thanks!!!
Abel, ...

Just want to express my utter amazement at the sheer talent of the whole band!! 
Incredible gig - thanks!

Bobby.x

From the family in the front row with the sleepy 8 year old....

Many thanks for a wonderfull, vibrant and varied evening. My wife has been learning the low whistle for a year now and seeing you in action was an inspiration. And Brian.... from one kiteflyer to another... wherever you may be, let your wind blow free!

Stu Gledhill, Malham

Hi Flook
What a fabulous performance by you 26th May, Armagh. Definitely a great evening to remember. Look forward to the next...

Lol
Jacqueline Walsh

Wonderful gig in the cathedral. We were all crammed into the pews for a magical experience. Have two kids who now want to do nothing but play flute (don't know what their fiddle teacher is going to say!).

Thank you and come back soon.
Steve Mack  Middletown Co Armagh

Flook, Amazing concert in armagh on the 26th may! Mind blowingly spectacular. Cant wait to see you play sometime again.

Thanks a million!,
Anthony

Greetings brother Ed and my extended Flook! family
Just thought I'd let you know that I played Haven for the landlord of one of the Irish bars here and he loves it.  He said a Vietnam gig is a must, if you're interested!!
Hope you're all well. 
Sarah, Maisy is very sweet.  Congratulations!  How soon before a flute is placed in her little mouth?!!

Love to you all
Crispy

I'd heard rumors of a new flookist on the horizon. Congratulations Sarah and Robert!!!
Hi to all, It's been a while but I still have fond memories of flying kites with Brian, playing pool with John Joe and Ed, Sarah cuddling wombats, police having the crap scared out of them by back fires in Mildura, a mini bar being emptied at Castlemaine, JJ and Ed zooming around a paddock at Ruffy, a wonderful vegetarian Indian meal in Collingwood to say goodbye and four virtuoso human beings that aren't to bad at playing music.

Hope you're all well,
think of you often
Kevin

Como no puedo felicitarle el cumpleaños a Steve Winwood en su página lo hago en la de mi grupo favortio. Felicidades Steve eres un crack!!
Y aprovecho para mandaros un saludo a los cuatro Flook, en especial a sara por ser tan wapa. xD

Nos vemos en Ortigueira!!!!!

It was great to see the band at The Burren and at St. Anselm's. Sara, your absence was obvious ,physically and musically, but that guy you had standing in for you was not shite and might have a future in the business. At times, I noticed Brian doing his best Sara, by standing on one leg, whilst playing. Love and best wishes to you all, and you never know at what gig of your's we'll turn up at.  Til then.

Simon Schwartz