Before taking up music in 1966, singer Joe Giltrap had been a keen soccer and Gaelic footballer. He started singing with a local group, the Rye Folk, before joining the folk big-leagues with the Broadsiders. In 1973, Giltrap moved to London and formed Irish Mist along with fiddle player Malcolm Rogers, releasing ROSIN THE BOW through SRT. In 1984, they recorded two tracks for the Ronco label Irish compilation, GREEN VELVET. After a number of recordings either as part of Irish Mist or in a solo capacity, Giltrap took over the running of the now prestigious London music venue, The Weavers, in 1987. Giltrap returned to his solo career with Where There’s Life in 1993, followed by a number of releases on his own Weaving label.