You may find a lovely mix… scheduled live music, buskers, and even sessions in the pubs!Īuthor Bio. And there are loads of festivals across Ireland! No matter the root of the celebration- Irish language, oysters, local fair- there will be music. These interactive evenings wonderfully bring Irish culture, history, and food together, transporting guests 500 years into the past – if only for a few hours.Ī final place you’ll find music in Ireland is at a festival. Bunratty, Knappogue, and Dunguaire Castles all offer a Medieval banquet, filled with traditional music, storytelling, and dance. Other popular tourist sites like Blarney Castle and Bunratty Castle will often have traditional musicians playing in the castles or cottages on the grounds. At the Cliffs of Moher you may find a harpist, accordion or tin whistle player. Bagpipe buskers in Killorglin | CreditĪnother place you’ll find buskers is at popular attractions. Tip for tipping buskers: if you stop to listen or take a photo it’s polite to drop in a Euro. Grafton Street in Dublin is filled with buskers of all sorts on weekends and busy evenings. If you find yourself on a busy city street you’re likely to see a busker or two. Unlike ‘live music’, which will have a stage area, a session usually takes place around a table, with musicians joining in as they wish. Some pubs may have a known night for sessions, while others are planned by word of mouth. Live music at a pub in DublinĪ session, on the other hand, is a more organic gathering of musicians. If you see ‘Live Music’ on placards outside a pub or in an ad it simply means that the band is hired to provide entertainment. Depending on the pub you’ll find one of two types of music : ‘live music’ or a session. It’s where people come together to share a pint, tell a tale, or gather to enjoy the company. The Public House is a place for everyone – young, old, families, singles. I’ll begin with the most obvious gathering place: the pub. Nearly everywhere you are you’ll find a tune.
When I say the music of Ireland is all around you, it’s not just a turn of phrase. Whether it be the magic of the faeries or the forces of nature, music comes from deep within Ireland, leaving no wonder to the availability of live performances nearly anywhere people gather.
At times it’s a slow, romantic bit plucked from a harp, at others it’s a lively jig from a silver whistle or a tempest following the pounding beat of a bodhrán. If you listen very closely you can hear the music of Ireland as it caresses the verdant hills and joins the crystalline rivers.
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