Re: Ireland Bound! Suggestions??
Ireland and the Irish are just fantastic. We'll be going over for the third year in a row this May. Neither Lynne nor i nor the friend that we stay with in Clare like big cities and spend the whole of our time in the west based in County Clare and wander up and down the Wild Atlantic Way: https://www.wildatlanticway.com/home.
There've been some great recommendations, especially Jill's for larger cities. In Ennis there's a great little shop Custy's (http://www.custysmusic.com) that could lead you to some wonderful lower pressure opportunities to get your fingers wet and play. I'd say take the mandolin and leave it in the case 'til someone asks about it. I figure if they're open enough to ask they're open enough to listen. Modesty helps and the Irish are the most wonderful of folks.
Knowing some Irish tunes ... thanks Jill for that resource ... will certainly help. But have something to share of your own. We're within a snowball's throw of the Quebec border and love to play Quebecois music and those tunes have gone over well.
Relax and have fun ... you couldn't be in a better place with better people.
Ryk
Last edited by Ryk Loske; Dec-22-2017 at 6:53pm.
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