Alice

The Baggot Inn and O'Donoghue's would be popular tourist haunts during the summer. The best starting point for good non-commercial Irish music in Dublin is probably Hughes' pub. Its near the city centre behind the main Courthouse! (Known as the "Four Courts"). There's always at least one session on the go, often with singing. Many of the city's traditional musicians and singers hang out there so an enquiry will soon tell you what's on!

The Goleen is a more specialist affair, held in a pub which doesn't normally have music. Its been on the go for nearly twenty years now, in a variety of venues. All unaccompanied singing - they strip-search for instruments at the door! (I jest!). Huge source of contacts, songs, styles. No Web-site, I'm afraid - though I have heard talk of it. Now that I think of it, I believe one of the singers circles around the country has just launched one - I'll check.

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