Happy New Year 2008! We're doing fine, and we certainly hope that all of you are too! First off, we have a few shows we'd like to tell you about.

We had a great night at the Flying Cloud Folk Club in Toronto on January 13, 2008. Thanks to all of you who came out to hear us, and a big-up to all of the volunteers at that club who make it happen every week. They are celebrating 25 years, and we thank them for a wonderful night and heartily congratulate them on their anniversay! Also, It was our first show since Bob had his rotator cuff operation, and he was flying! It's really nice to be up and running

Our show on January 25th at St. Paul's Presbyterian in Hamilton was a fantastic night! There were at least 200 people there. What a great way to kick off the year; thanks to all of you who made it out! A big thank-you to all the folks who served up the tea and goodies after, and a special thanks to Reverend Jim Dickey who made it happen, and who is retiring in June from his position at St. Paul's. Good luck Jim!!!!

We were at the Georgetown Masonic Lodge on Saturday the 26th, and that was a great night too! Meat pies, tatties and neeps, and of course, haggis! We're booked to play it agin next year, Saturday January 24th, 2009. See you there!

We'd like to send out a few hellos to some of our friends around the world....

A big hello to Eduardo Silvera in Montevideo, Uruguay!

And a special hello to STU at S2ART.....

Hello to Bjorn Wissing in Norway...

A big bonjour to Jean-Pierre Pichard in Lorient, France.....

Hello to Liz Holt and her little North Stonington Public School bus in Rhode Island....

Hello to Francis Kosloski in Wernersville, Pennsylvania.....

A 4-part hello (from 3 people!)to all the lads with the Canadian Orpheus Male Choir, Hamilton, Ontario...

Hello Pipe Band Chicken!...wherever you are...!

Hello to Linda and the R.S.C.D.S. in Boston and Lexington....

Hi to Al Torrance and the BEST damned sound crew we've ever had the pleasure to work with, up there in Brockville!!!

Hello Seamus Kennedy in Maryland...

Hello to the James Family of Negril, Jamaica...

About 50 hellos to Gwyndaff, Bill, and all the boys of the Bangor Male Choir, Bangor, Wales

Hi to Craig and the boys of Enter The Haggis, wherever you are!

Hello to Pat Gorman in Toronto...

Hello to Roddy and Gemma and all at the National Piping Centre in Glasgow...

Hello to Edward McCubbin in either Montevideo or Santiago...

Hello Sally Garen and partner in Canmore, Alberta...

Hi to Lesley Caldwell and Family in Ireland...

Hello to Donna and Bill Henry in Owen Sound, Ontario...

Hello to Simon and family in Bettws-y-Coed, North Wales...

A big hello to fish and chips, twice, in Plymouth, England...

Hi and thanks to Catherine Kirk in Glasgow, Scotland...

Bonjour Bernard, au Foyer des Jeunes Travailleurs, Lorient, Bretagne, France...

Hi to Ian Scott at Scott's Highland Services, London, Ontario...

Hello James at Henderson Imports...

Hello to International Harvester Laura from Port Dover, down in Nova Scotia...

Hello to Anne at Song Of The Sea in Bar Harbor, Maine...

Hello to Jerry Steyaert in Belgium!...

A HUGE hello and cheers and good health to Christine and Bob Wilson in Australia...

Buenos dias to Carlos Quintanilla in Monterrey Mexico from a fellow Scout...

And a big "Comment ca va..." to Alain Regimbal who still owes me $26 from 1971...

Hello to David Peet in Ligonier, Pennsylvania...

Hello to the fun flight attendants on Southwest Airlines...

Hello and buenos dias to Graciela and her sister at La Gayola Restaurant in the Punta Carretas Mall in Montevideo, Uruguay...

And a big hello to John Shuttleworth in Yorkshire, England..

Also, hello Ken...

That's enough for now...See you later!!!!!!