Tangier Sound

John in Queens, New York writes:

Dear Pat and DoD,

I just got married last weekend and although I’ve only been playing for about 6 months, I belted out a version of “The Wild Rover” at my big fat Irish wedding.  This was my first performance in public.  It was one of the scariest things I have ever done (and I’ve jumped out of airplanes).  The worst happened: I forgot some lyrics and was about 60% as good as I am in private on the banjo.  Guess what?  No one cared.  The crowd was so into it that they filled in what I forgot and helped me along.  This was by far one of the highlights of an awesome reception.  I want to thank you guys for all the services you have provided that enabled me to do this (and put that look of sheer joy on my new wife’s face).