Dancing at Gogarty's Pub

While we were listening to some rollicking good reels at Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar, this gentleman started dancing. I guess he couldn't contain himself. In short order, the woman in the picture was up and dancing with him as well.

When I looked at this photo when I first got home, it reminded me of the couple dancing at the Fais Do Do stage at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. I guess it doesn't matter where in the world you are, when you have good music there is always a chance someone will be dancing.

Traditional Music in Gogarty's Pub

One of the benefits of Dublin as a big city is there is a lot of music. You can find music in plenty of pubs every day.

These musicians were playing in Oliver St. John Gogarty in Temple Bar. Although they do play traditional songs, the actually music isn't really considered a 'traditional session' because the musicians are using microphones.

In a traditional session, the gathering is relatively informal and the group of musicians is not set. Tradition or not, the music is great.

On Holiday in Dublin

I have not been very good lately about updating the photo blog. I was on holiday in Dublin. This photo was the first one I took. I went to my favorite books store and picked out a few books to read. Then, I headed to the Quays pub in Temple Bar.

There is nothing like a good book and a really good pint of Guinness. It was so lovely and creamy. Definitely a good start to any holiday. I am going to be posting my photos from the trip over the next few days.