Our clan decided to buttress their diminished stock of guitars this week, and purchased a decent solid top Brunswick dreadnaught suitable for numerous trips to pubs and schools. The plan is to have an auction at GMIT for all of our material purchases. This will occur during Paul’s last week of school, and he intends to explain to his students that higher bids will result in better final marks. If his scheme succeeds, our new pizza cutter should fetch a healthy sum.
Last night was Paul’s first session with the Galway Irish traditional music open club, Dusty Banjos. They practice every Thursday from 7:00 until 9:00 at the Western. After the last tune, they all pack up their instruments and walked the three blocks to Murty Rabbits (est. 1872) near Eyre Square, to play for another two hours! It turns out that jigs, reels, and hornpipes all sound much sweeter after a couple of pints.
The weather returned to normal Irish (lashing rain) late this week, but still feels like the tropics after seeing the ‘CCO news on-line. Sue is working hard on her laptop by day, but has decided to become a great Irish cook in the evenings. Her repertoire expands each day, including the homemade scalloped potatoes and chops (from Tony the Butcher) she made last night and the best Irish stew ever created (the kind that produces a skating rink of unsaturated fat on the surface after a night in the fridge!). ‘Tanks be to da Lord above for Lipitor.
And now a new feature to our blog. We'll leave you each day (or so) with a link to one of our favorite Irish (or related) songs, this one by Mike Scott and the Waterboys. Crank up your speakers and enjoy!
Last night was Paul’s first session with the Galway Irish traditional music open club, Dusty Banjos. They practice every Thursday from 7:00 until 9:00 at the Western. After the last tune, they all pack up their instruments and walked the three blocks to Murty Rabbits (est. 1872) near Eyre Square, to play for another two hours! It turns out that jigs, reels, and hornpipes all sound much sweeter after a couple of pints.
The weather returned to normal Irish (lashing rain) late this week, but still feels like the tropics after seeing the ‘CCO news on-line. Sue is working hard on her laptop by day, but has decided to become a great Irish cook in the evenings. Her repertoire expands each day, including the homemade scalloped potatoes and chops (from Tony the Butcher) she made last night and the best Irish stew ever created (the kind that produces a skating rink of unsaturated fat on the surface after a night in the fridge!). ‘Tanks be to da Lord above for Lipitor.And now a new feature to our blog. We'll leave you each day (or so) with a link to one of our favorite Irish (or related) songs, this one by Mike Scott and the Waterboys. Crank up your speakers and enjoy!
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