July 6, 2006
You've Just Got to Get Yourself a Dirty Job!
     What do a turkey farmer, a copper foundry and C. M. Walsh Pipe Organbuilders have in common? If you guessed that each of them is featured in Season 3 of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs series, you’re right, and maybe even a bit psychic.
     Mike Rowe, Dave Barsky and their elite Discovery Channel production crew spent a long day with our team this past February, exploring the interesting, challenging and sometimes downright dangerous work undertaken by those who curate pipe instruments.
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June 10, 2006
We Did It for the Craic
     “Craic”, pronounced “Crack” is an Irish word for fun. Anyone who is familiar with Dublin or even an Irish pub will know the term “craic agus ceol” meaning “music and fun”.
     A couple of months ago I received a phone call from a studio in L.A., asking if they could feature us on their show, “Dirty Jobs” with Mike Rowe. At first it did not seem like much of a fit with the work we are trying to do, but the producer assured me that the goal was not getting dirty, it was to show off the interesting work carried out by normal people.
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Those of you who know me, either knew or knew of my father, Joseph P. Walsh, and the enormous impact he had on my life and work. He taught me to work with wood from a very young age, and taught me the meaning of craftsmanship. His counsel was the most important as I traversed my now long career as an organbuilder.

I am very saddened to say that he passed away on February 16 2006. Almost all of his children made it home on time. He passed surrounded by his children. He was eighty years of age. He was a great inspiration in my life and he will be terribly missed.

He is survived by my mother, Eileen, and their seven sons and five daughters.