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12 Jul 18 - 10:53 PM (#3937001) Subject: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,everyman A friend is in Dublin right now and is asking where the good sings are. Where can I send her for a friendly pub sing, or other kinds of sings? Thanks |
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13 Jul 18 - 02:49 AM (#3937021) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: FreddyHeadey "right now" ? you don't say for how long... idk, the Howth singing circle is "first Thursday" An Goilin singers club will be on their summer break probably.(if it is on it'll be tonight, Friday 9.30) You'll find those & links for other folky venues on an earlier thread thread.cfm?threadid=162765&messages=12 |
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13 Jul 18 - 03:44 AM (#3937031) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll "(if it is on it'll be tonight, Friday 9.30)" It is usually cancelled for the Willie Clancy Summer School which is on now THe Clé Club is on the 3rd Thursday in every month (except August) at Liberty Hall The superb 'Larry' Night at th Cobblestone at Smithfield the firs Sunday of each month (don't know about the Summer Break I've always found anything around Temple Bar as palatable as Doolin - not for me, I'm afraid These are formal sessions - I'm told there are plenty of informal ones, but I've never visited them A call to the Irish Traditional Music Arcice in Merrion Square might help Good luck Jim Carroll |
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13 Jul 18 - 06:03 AM (#3937071) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: FreddyHeadey [danger of thread drift...] :-) "as palatable as Doolin" ? Is that an Irish expression Jim? I googled it but drew a blank. ~~~~~~ link to Irish Traditional Music Archive \ ITMA https://www.itma.ie/contact/visit 73 Merrion Square S, Dublin 2, D02 WK75, Ireland +353 1 661 9699 |
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13 Jul 18 - 06:31 AM (#3937074) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Nick When my wife and I were in Dublin we let our ears and eyes be the guide - and asked in a couple of bars who pointed us in directions. Walked round Temple Bar and found a pub with a few people in so I went and got my guitar out of the hotel and we went and joined in and had a great fun evening. People very welcoming |
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13 Jul 18 - 06:35 AM (#3937076) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Nick The other thing we did find in our trip around a few bits of Ireland was that if it says it starts at nine o'clock it probably doesn't. ("Would you like another guiness while you are waiting?") :) |
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13 Jul 18 - 08:52 AM (#3937121) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll Just been told about the SongMaps site - a guid to singing sessions in Ireland Haven't tried it yet but it's said to be very helpful "as palatable as Doolin" ? All my own work I'm afraid Freddie It's a village (sort of on the Coast of Clare where tourists wearing Cowboy hats and totin' twelve string guitars go to listen to each other sing It was the home of Packie, Micho and Gussie Russell, three of the mainstays of the best of Clare traditional music - no more, no more, alas Jim |
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13 Jul 18 - 10:08 AM (#3937140) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: FreddyHeadey Thanks Jim. I'd never seen SongMaps before. ...started ~2013 and now I see a couple of FB friends are already signed up. Here's the link if anyone was wondering https://www.facebook.com/song.sessions/events/ |
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13 Jul 18 - 11:13 AM (#3937157) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,patriot Doolin- just Jim Carroll trying to start more irrelevant aggro |
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13 Jul 18 - 03:10 PM (#3937208) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,everyman Thank you all! I'll make sure my friend gets all these suggestions... and the song maps fb group is a GREAT thing that I didn't know about. (Maybe /I/ should visit Ireland) DK |
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14 Jul 18 - 03:19 AM (#3937264) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll "Doolin- just Jim Carroll trying to start more irrelevant aggro" No - just telling it as it is I remember being entertained by the Russell brothers in the early days and I remember one of the finest veteran concertina plyers in Ireland being fed pints to shut him up so that the ten-gallon-hats could get on with doing their thing on their twelve-string guitars without being interrupted by the locals What's your experience anonymous Patriot Guest ? Jim Carroll |
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14 Jul 18 - 10:42 AM (#3937322) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,patriot Can only agree about Doolin- a tourist trap to be avoided, even if promoted by Bord Failte etc- it's a total scam- but what's it got to do with Dublin?- Check the thread title & stop stirring it up- no need for it- you were helpful earlier on, why not continue to be positive? |
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14 Jul 18 - 12:05 PM (#3937337) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: FreddyHeadey I think JC was likening Temple Bar to Doolin. That's all. No need to do any more stirring. Informative posts would be welcome, I'll be in Dublin later this year. I've added the places mentioned to the editable Folk Club Map to help me find them one day. (in browser, not maps) https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1plE0C69JOiO8FotbmDlDvE2qxbM&ll=53.32304589757354%2C-6.245704100000012&z=11 |
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14 Jul 18 - 08:33 PM (#3937393) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,Gealt Lets see: Everyman's friend (female) is on a visit to Dublin looking for a singing session. We tell her not to bother with Temple Bar D2 & we are asked why. We them that Temple Bar is worse than Doolin. She decides to go anyway, as well as traditional singing it turns out she's a collector of ten-gallon hats. It's a small world. |
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14 Jul 18 - 08:48 PM (#3937397) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: keberoxu What is a Larry night? |
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15 Jul 18 - 02:38 AM (#3937414) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll "Check the thread title & stop stirring it up-" Check what I rore - I used it as an analogy I live in Clare within a half hour's drive of Dublin It has become a target for tourists, they go =away thinking that what goes on there is what Irish music is about - the same happens with visitors to Temple Bar We in Miltown Malbay have good, well-played traditional music three or four nights every week of the year - other places in Clare are the same The same is the case with Dublin - rather than going to Hughes's or The Cobblestone, or The Goilín ot The Clé Club... and the numerous other good sessions, they tourists head for Temple Bar where they are given 'tourist' music, quite often played by tourists Among Irish musicians and music lovers, 'Doolin' has become synonymous with a certain type of music - hence its use here Jim Carroll |
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15 Jul 18 - 04:10 AM (#3937422) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,TomBerenger It's like lady's night, keberoxu, 'cept 'em Dublin fellars prefer Larrys... |
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15 Jul 18 - 04:49 AM (#3937425) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: FreddyHeadey keberoxu, ”Larry Night" review here from 2015 The Night Before Larry Got Stretched "... standing room only at the monthly singing session in the Cobblestone in Smithfield. The old-style club night that drew me in is called The Night Before Larry Got Stretched and alongside the grey-haired sean-nós performers are dozens of twenty-somethings hipsters of every shade and hue. There’s no shuffling to a microphone here – people write their name down on a sheet of paper and, when called, simply sing from their seat. The first voice, a 25-year-old Dubliner, fills the room with deep, booming folk, causing ripples of excitement. He’s followed by voices so varied and smooth it’s hard to imagine the art of Irish song under any kind of threat. Pints are poured, singing battles are fought and won and the silence of the audience reigns supreme. There can be few places in the world where unaccompanied singing holds such a pride of place." more > https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/barfly-the-cobblestone-in-dublin-s-smithfield-1.2137044 |
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15 Jul 18 - 09:15 AM (#3937471) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,Alan Woods 'The Night Before Larry Got Stretched' is the name of a singing session which takes place on the first Sunday of each month...except January, July and August. The next 'Larry' session is on Sunday the 2nd September @9pm in the back room of The Cobblestone pub, Dublin 7. Alan Woods |
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15 Jul 18 - 07:50 PM (#3937605) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll Just been sent this from a friend I made at the WCSS Hope it's a help for visitors to Dublin Jim Carroll An Góilín Singer's Club, 36 Parnell Sq., (no session July/Aug) Every Fri 9:00pm http://www.goilin.com/ Blackrock. O'Rourke's Pub, 15 Main St., Last Thu 9:00pm http://jackorourkes.com/01/ Bray, Tennis Club, Vevay Rd., 3rd Sat 9:00pm Clé Club The, Liberty Hall (no session July/Aug) 3rd Wed 8:00pm Howth Singer's Club, The Abbey Tavern, Howth (no session Jul/Aug) 1st Thu 9:00pm https://howthsingingcircle.com/Lord Edward 2nd Tues 9:00pm No Session July/Aug Malahide Singing Circle, Oscar Taylor's Last Thu 8:30pm No Session July/Aug Night Before Larry Got Stretched The, The Cobblestone, Smithfield1st Sun 9:00pm No Session July/Aug Song Central, Chaplin's Bar, Hawkin's St. 2nd Sun 6:00pm https://www.facebook.com/songcentral.dublin |
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16 Jul 18 - 04:19 AM (#3937639) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: The Sandman I agree with Jims comments |
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17 Jul 18 - 02:16 AM (#3937840) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: GUEST,Observer Looks like the months of July & August create a marked reduction in places to go (5 out of the 8 places suggested by Jim's friend). Is that due to holidays and "the regulars" are simply not there? |
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17 Jul 18 - 02:31 AM (#3937842) Subject: RE: Folk sings in Dublin? From: Jim Carroll ""the regulars" are simply not there?" That, and the fact that Dublin is flooded with strangers this time of year - the horrendous cost of accommodation and lack of venues doesn't help We had a couple of pleasant evenings in a local bar the 'Peder Kearney' near Christchurch some years ago A small group of locals used to get in on Mondays and sing for each other - visitors like us were invited to try their hand Unfortunately the management realised the business potential and got an over-loud band in, then redesigned the bar, losing a great deal of it's 'local' atmosphere. They were the days, my friend Jim |