There were many great informal sessions of music throughout the 2005 Comhaltas North America Convention in Ottawa. The musicians included Larry Reynolds, Mike Simpson, Felix Dolan, Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, Tara Lynch, John Dahms, Matt Peppin, John Sweeney, Conor McGurk, Dennis Alexander, Frank Cassidy, Debbie Quigley, Jeremy Keddy, Mike Rafferty, James Stephens, Greg Brown, David Papazian, Emily Andrews. Two visiting musicians/tutors from England were Carmel and John Burke who are now making arrangements for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of their West London branch of Comhaltas from 27th to 29th April.