Beannachtaí chara! Tá ionstraimí Albert ar: fidil, giotár, bainseo éirim na hÉireann, maindilín, giotár bhrí. (Greetings friend! Albert's instruments are: fiddle, guitar, Irish tenor banjo, mandolin,tenor guitar.)	NAVIGATION HOME CONTACT US FOR MUSICIAN'S Entertainment/Events About Site Author History of Eirean Canadian Sites Translator Instruments Emblems & Meanings Learn Irish Gaelic @	About the Author Albert Wrigglesworth is 2nd generation Canadian & 10th generation Irish/English heritage. Born and raised in the Toronto area long before it became the GTA, living in Scarborough, Mississauga, Barrie, as well the London area.  A goodly portion of his raising was with his grandmother where he would go for lunches from school and after school.  In his grandmother's home was a distinct life of the Irish culture, even with his grandfather being from London England.  Irish music on the radio, phonograph, and his grandmother singing Irish tunes she had learned as a child.  As life went on Albert studied music through guitar, and several other string instruments including the "Irish" banjo.  His love for the lyrical lilt of this music in unbounded.  Sadly though his music career took him into other genres since that is where the money was.  Albert has also played drums in several Pipe Bands in Toronto and Thunder Bay. Albert is also a local music teacher teaching guitar, mandolin, Irish Tenor and Scruggs style banjo, and fiddle. Thunder Bay Irish was created after Albert getting back into his love of Irish/Scottis music, especially the traditional folk.  It is his desire to meet Thunder Bay's Irish community in a way of preserving the arts, music, and culture of Ireland here in Thunder Bay.  This city has a lot of diversity in cultures, but alas, not a strong Irish presence as do the other cultural endeavors. To get things going Albert has introduced himself to a small group which holds Irish Sessions onece a month on a rotating home basis, where they meet and play traditional Irish/Scottish folk music. Albert has scheduled an Irish music workshop with the 55 Plus Centre on River Street in the spring (March 2012), where players are invited to come, play a few Irish tunes they know, and learn a few new ones.  So watch for the Spring Key for more information. If you have an interest in preserving the Irish arts, music, culture drop a note to Albert using the CONTACT US link.  He'd love to hear from you.