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Hey, Rusty!
I have just been listening to The Dubliners singing "The Holy Ground" on YouTube"
This is a new song to me!
There seems to be quite a bit of scope there....I am sorry that I shall not be there to hear you sing it!!
Yes, Ceilidh is a girl's name - one of my elder daughter's school friends was so called.
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Ceilidh
And one of our family bears the name "Eilidh".
We have just had to go up into the loft - well, my husband did......
I was the ground support.........
("Ground control to Major Tom.......")
We had mislaid the child booster seat!
With two young ones to feed tomorrow , we need not only the high chair, but also a booster seat!
All sorted now though!

Hello, Elle!
My favourite version of "The Holy Ground" is by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
I was a big fan, even had the Aran sweater!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61sMrJOI9_4
I met Tommy once many years ago. A fine man.
He is the one on the left.
Well, you are ahead of me, Elle, I have not came across a girl called "Ceilidh" before.
And you are all set for tomorrow now, with the seating arrangements sorted?
Seems quite mild here, and quiet.
The calm before the storm at the "Bells!

Hi, Rusty!
Ah, now I much preferred that version by the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
Although I have never heard of the group before .......Aran sweaters not withstanding!
(My husband had an Aran sweater, too, when I first met him!)
It was a more tuneful rendering than that by the Dubliners, don't you think?
Yes, seating arrangements all sorted ...we can seat ten at the dining table so no need to do a buffet.
This will be much easier.
Is your beacon going to be lit for New Year?
Fireworks are going off here already..... and still nearly three hours till midnight!

Hello, Elle,
Yes, the Clancy Brothers and Tommy did that song the best.
They were especially popular in the USA.
Sold out Carnegie Hall several times.
I love the "belting out" songs like that one.
And it is the only one I could guarantee to get through without forgetting the words!
Unfortunately the lads are all dead, now.
A lot of us "folkies" had Aran sweaters!
I do not think the beacon gets lit.
Usually a rocket from the town hall roof, then the first footing and the long walk home!
Great fun!

Hello again, Elle!
Just in case you could not make out what the audience's line in the song was, it was,
"Fine girl you are!"

Hi, Rusty!
Oh dear, the poor dog is hysterical....the fireworks are so noisy!
In my (ill-gotten) youth , when I lived up North, on New Year's Eve, we would all go to a dance, and then leave shortly before midnight to go to the Watch Night service at church...... then go on to an all-night party!
Then I would go straight to the hospital the next day, work in the lab till lunch time...... and then go home!
Great fun!
(I have most probably told you all this before !)
It was quite a culture shock when I moved down here , and discovered that - in comparison - New Year meant very little!
When does your Ceilidh start...or are you watching it already?

Hello, Elle!
Your dog and me would get on fine.
I hate fireworks, too!
When I was young I loved New Year but it has changed so much.
It used to last for the best part of a week.
No, the ceilidh starts at 23:30.
I am recording it, in case I first foot a neighbour.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE

The New Year is already 14mns old here, so

BEST WISHES TO ALL, HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN PARTICULAR

Of course, Pigale!
I was forgetting about your time difference.
A Happy New Year to you, too!

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, a lot of things have changed over the years - some for good....some sadly for not-so-good!
The thing to do is to stand tall, and stick by our standards and what we believe in.
That is what is important,....doing what we think is right...for ourselves and our loved ones.
But this should be a happy time...full of promise and good will!
I'll wish you a Happy New Year now, Rusty - albeit a little early, in case we get caught up, nearer the witching hour....
All the Very Best for the New Year to you and yours - and good health and much happiness!