Music and song in Dublin

Subject: Music and song in Dublin
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 05:09 AM

We (my folk-tolerant husband and I) are planning a short break in Dublin from 21- 25 June and are hoping to find some traditional music. I know there's a lot of it about, but I'd like to find some that isn't just for or by visiting tourists. I won't have my instrument with me, so Ireland will be spared my English melodeon playing - we'll be happy just to listen. I'm also a singer and interested in finding some traditional singing, although I probably wouldn't participate unless I was very sure it was welcome and appropriate. Any tips about where we should go?

Paging Jim Carroll!

Marje

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Marje
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 05:14 AM

That was me, temporarily cookieless. Just wanted to make it clear that it was not an impostor!

Marej

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 05:40 AM

"Tolerant" tends to be an off-put, but there's always excellent music at the Cobblestones in Smithfield every night and you'll hear the best of singing at the Goilín Club at The Teaches Club in Parnell Square on Friday nights (has a website) - I think the 24th is the last night of the season).
Good tolerating
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Marje
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 06:23 AM

Oh, I've got him well trained to quite a high tolerance level! I'm sure we'll find some common ground. Many thanks, Jim.

Marje

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 07:07 AM

You're welcome - enjoy a beautiful, friendly city.
We were planning to visit next week to see a film that will never reach us out here in the Wild West but would have had to mortgage our house to pay some of the accommodation prices.
If you're anywhere near O'Connell Street, there's a promising-sounding exhibition on 1916 at The Rotunda (top end) and an exhibition of Leonardo drawings at the National Gallery if you're into that sort of thing.
The food at the Cedar Tree Lebanese Restaurant on St Andrew Street is out of this world and similarly, The Brother Hubbard on Capel Street was nearly as good on the one visit we made.
Enjoy
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Liberty Boy
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 08:26 AM

Check out www.goilin.com for the singing. The guest on the 24th is Róisín Ní Ghallóglaigh who sings in both Irish and English. You'll be made most welcome and encouraged to sing too. The final night before the summer break is Friday July 1st.

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Rusty Dobro
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 08:30 AM

Our hotel staff pointed us towards O'Neills and Madigans, but while these were fun, we hardly heard an Irish accent there. Better to take the tram three stops out of town to Smithfield, and head for the Cobblestones - it's the real thing, but very crowded. I gather the sessions at the Brazen Head are worthwhile, too.

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 10:45 AM

I've not been there but on Thursday is it worth a trip out to the Abbey Tavern at Howth?

https://howthsingingcircle.com/about/

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 03:18 PM

Don't know the dates, but I think that's wher the Howth Singing Circle meets - if so, well worth a trip
Jim Carroll

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 12 Jun 16 - 03:56 PM

! Sorry, I hadn't noticed, Howth is the first Thursday

"We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 9 pm sharp,..."

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Marje
Date: 25 Jun 16 - 05:03 PM

Just some feedback on our trip:
We did go twice to the Cobblestone, where we enjoyed the music, and were made very welcome. I was invited to sing (several times!) and got several compliments, including the lovely Irish "Fair play to ye!" from some of the locals. We didn't get to An Goilin, mainly because it doesn't start until 9.30, and is quite a way from our bus route, so it would really have been just too late a night for us We also checked out (briefly) O'Donohue's, O'Shea's Merchant and the Brazen Head, but found nothing much happening musically.
We found Dublin a very welcoming (although expensive) place with lively,friendly people, and really enjoyed our trip.
Marje

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 07 Sep 17 - 05:19 PM

some of the venue's mentioned, on a map
(use a browser, not 'maps')
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1G3-enFt2UxKALT1LvwlK6mj95tk&ll=53.42%2C-6.254&z=12

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Steve Shaw
Date: 07 Sep 17 - 07:17 PM

Alas, my visit to the Abbey was at a bleak lunchtime when nothing was going on. Nice pub!

The Cobblestone was a welcoming place, especially after the early paid "session" left after the first hour. There's also the nearby Hughes' bar, which, when we went, was enjoying a lovely session consisting of nothing but melody instruments. That night, Gay McKeon was on the pipes!

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: FreddyHeadey
Date: 13 Jul 18 - 05:38 AM

ignore that map link 07 sept 2017.
This is better
(open in a browser, not maps, landscape on smaller devices)
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1plE0C69JOiO8FotbmDlDvE2qxbM&ll=53.35206589193395%2C-6.204856038093567&z=12
You might need to select "Ireland" ... or search "Dublin".

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Jim Carroll
Date: 13 Jul 18 - 09:08 AM

For visitors#Just been told about Songmap - an online guide to sessions in Ireland
Haven't had time to try it yet (too busy listening to good music and song at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Clare)
Hope it is of some use
Jim

Subject: RE: Music and song in Dublin
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Jul 18 - 02:05 AM

I sure had a good time singing in Dublin. I especially liked the singaround in Bray. Hope I can do it again.
-Joe-