Sixpenny, the Irish band from Dublin (California, that is) will play its debut show at the Main Street Brewery in Pleasanton on June 30. This is a really great ensemble: Jean Olds on fiddle; Dale Olds on guitar and octave mandolin; Ken Passeri on fiddle and guitar; Nancy McGhee on acoustic bass, cello and bodhran; Lauren Nourse on flute and penny whistle; and me on guitar and mandolin. We are passionate about Irish music, particularly instrumentals with impressive fiddling and picking.