In addition to expert workshops, there are lectures, recitals, céilís and exhibitions at the eight-day event.
Some of the best musicians in the world gather in Miltown Malbay for Ireland's largest traditional music school. Willie Clancy Summer School, County Clare On Wednesdays, sean nós (old style) singers gather to set the room aglow.ĥ. It is the kind of timeless place where musicians just turn up and start to play. Ní Cairbre (Carberrys) is as authentic as it gets.
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Few pubs have space to dance but the atmospheric old Crane is an exception and is the best place in Galway to catch a céilí in full swing.īrowning walls plastered with newspaper clippings and dog-eared postcards greet you at this unashamedly modest pub. The music at the brightly-coloured Crane is just as it should be: no egos, no pretension, just addictive, toe-tapping rhythms and a heartfelt love of the craft. Expect a decent pint, excellent sessions, set-dancing and shaggy-bearded locals with misty eyes. You will find trad music session in pubs all over Dublin, from the manufactured craic in Temple Bar to the folksy tunes in ever-popular O'Donoghues, but if you want to see some serious musicians head for Hughes (19 Chancery St, 0) near the law courts.
It is the impromptu evening sessions, rowdy sing-a-longs, concerts and céilís (traditional dances) that really draw the crowds. You will have to qualify to enter the music, singing, dancing and whistling competitions but really, they are only part of the story. Held in late August, the Fleadh is the mother of all Irish music festivals and attracts about 250,000 people over eight fun-filled days.
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, changing venues Music seems to run in the blood of the Irish and once you set foot in the Old Sod, it seems you are never more than a stone's throw from a session.įor all but the most ardent disciples, it is the lively atmosphere that matters as much as the music - the friendly banter, wild stories and back-slapping good cheer of a pub session are like nothing else on the planet.Įven suggesting a top 10 list of venues is enough to start an argument but here are our some of our favourites for the best craic agus ceol (fun and music) in the country.ġ. A nod of the head, a wry smile and they are off, fiddles hopping, feet stomping and the gravelly voices belting out the tunes.
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