So I went out for the musical pub crawl - which THANKFULLY wasn't all touristy. There was a small group, maybe 20 people... and two musicians - a fiddler and a guitarist, who also played bodhran. They were great and when they asked someone to come up and sing a song or something, well, I asked if I could borrow her fiddle. :)

Cue audio! Jerusalem Ridge on the Musical Pub Tour!




I screwed up the ending - I was so nervous! All these tourists and I was competing against the traditional players! But I think all were impressed :)


Here's a song that they did, I have yet to figure out the name:




So happy I went on this tour - if you want authentic go with this! These musician's also play in the sessions in the pubs around Dublin and know who's good and who's authentic. It's great - I plan on going to Boes, where there are usually a great fiddler, piper, and percussionist. Sessions usually start around 9pm, but really get rocking around 10:30 or so, after their "requirement" to the barman has been paid and their cigarette break has been taken.

I go to sleep tonight listening to "Drowsy Maggie" coming from the restaurant/pub below me. I love Ireland.

[EDIT] I am continuing to update this post as I get the files uploaded and useful... takes a while.