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Thread #12020   Message #92381
Posted By: A Celtic Harper
04-Jul-99 - 06:02 PM
Thread Name: Exported pre-fab Irish pubs compleat w/musicians
Subject: RE: Exported pre-fab Irish pubs compleat w/musici
There's a pub chain as it were, called "Fado's" (no, I don't know if the name's significant; ask the nearest Irish speaker. unless it's solfege?). Went to the one in Atlanta, GA after playing the festival with IONA. All kinds of Irish debris is attached to the walls, bits of boats, culls from curraghs, parts of 19th century Apothecary shops, molto antique Irish this, that, and another. Can't recall if they actually had Irish musicians - they were playing a loud species of rock over the speakers, but hey! The food and ale were good. I've heard there's another opened in DC - haven't investigated yet.