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Irish Music

I mentioned above how European cities look the same etc. One of the things I really liked about Ireland though was the pub scene. If you know me at all, you know that I’m not a pub-kinda-girl. But I do love live music – and there was so much of it in Dublin!! (I read signs about live music every night everywhere we went, but Dublin was the only time we made an effort to go out). There was the traditional Irish music which you also hear in the streets during the day from people busking music. And just music you hear in the States but live and slightly individualized which just made it so much better (there are some random songs really popular there like With or Without You by U2 and Pianoman).  Also, the musicians when performing in the bar are also drinking which is just hilarious.

And the bars are just totally overcrowded with people wanting to drink and hear this music. SO MANY PEOPLE ON A FREAKING SUNDAY NIGHT! Anyway, back to the traditional….you walk around the Temple Bar area and you know you are in Ireland because of the sounds you hear. And I LOVE that feeling. I mean, how do you distinguish yourself as an English speaking country among so many others? England certainly doesn’t…I mean, their language is lovely, really. Way better than American. But I can’t quite say the same about Irish English – it’s so different on every person that it’s just not special anymore. This Irish gentleman I talked to in a bar told me that Dublin alone has some 18 different accents – and let me tell you, only a few of them sound nice. Rest are just hard to understand.

I keep getting off track. I guess I didn’t have much to say other than that Irish music is awesome, and that I’m glad that the pop culture hasn’t destroyed its demand.