The crawl gathered upstairs in Oliver St John Gogarty’s where there wasn’t enough seating and I had trouble hearing our acoustic musicians over amplified music from the pub below.
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Pub crawls are quite popular and our group was split between two: a few were interested in the Literary Pub Crawl (excellent!) while the rest of us went for the Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl which is “…led by two professional musicians who perform tunes and songs while telling the story of Irish Music and its influences on contemporary world music.” I had high hopes, but was sorely disappointed at the start. Hours: 8:30–10pm for show only dinner seating at 7pmĬost: €25/adult for show only €49/adult for dinner and show Musical Pub Crawl Location: In the Lansdowne Hotel, 29 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4, Ireland If you go and are looking for dinner close by, we enjoyed our meal at The Waterloo Bar just down the street.
Still, it was a rare treat to hear harp and uilleann pipes and see Irish dancing. I was expecting an intimate setting, perhaps seated at tables, so the rows of chairs felt too formal. We suspect our show was cut short but we couldn’t fault our hosts - the situation was untenable. It was difficult to relax and have fun with the near-constant distraction. Unfortunately, our whole experience was overshadowed by the two large, loud, extremely drunk groups seated behind us. Our excellent hosts at The Irish House Party Thanks to them, I can finally tell the difference between a jig and a reel (rashers & sausages, Black & Decker)! They provided outstanding entertainment through song and dance, interspersed with helpful explanations of each instrument, styles of dance, and types of music.
The website bills it as “…traditional Irish music and Irish dancing at its very best, performed by All Ireland champion musicians, dancers and entertaining presenters.” I agree! Our three hosts for the evening were warm, welcoming, and talented: one played guitar, another danced and played fiddle and harp, while the third played uilleann pipes, Irish flute, whistle, and bodhrán. As an added bonus, our pub crawl musicians shared where to find the best trad sessions in Dublin. The biggest concentration is in the Temple Bar area that’s where we listened to popular Irish classics at both The Old Storehouse and The Temple Bar - around lunchtime no less! But we also found decent music at Doheny & Nesbitt’s while exploring the neighborhood near our townhouse.įinding music on the fly is easy, but we booked spots for the Irish House Party and Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl to learn more about Irish music, its history, and role in Irish culture. There’s really no trick to finding good Irish music in Dublin, just get out, walk around, and you’re bound to see pubs advertising live music.
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