I went to Ireland and was able to go to a concert of Glen Hansard in a really cool setting. It was in a field owned by Shamash under a circus tent and put on by the Footsbarn Traveling Theatre. Everyone was extremely nice and I couldn’t ask for a cooler venue. The event started with Ye Vagabonds playing traditional Irish folk music. Ye Vagabonds is made up of 2 very talented brothers. They were funny and sound incredible. I really enjoyed their music. Hearing Glen play the music live that I’ve been listening to for a long time was amazing. His bass play from his band The Frames, Joe Doyle, backed him up along with a great violinist and cellist. I wish I wrote down their names. About halfway through the show and many stories later, Glen saw Marketa Irglova in the tent entrance and called her up. She had just arrived from Iceland for the show they were playing for the Swell Season on Oct 3rd, 2018. I didn’t expect she would be there for this show and was blown away when they played Falling Slowly. Towards the end of the show Glen brought up several talented musicians from the audience to play.
I stayed at a great B&B called Coill & Rois in Dingle. http://www.dinglebb.com Jimmy Bruin was a fantastic host and wonderful cook. I highly recommend staying here. It is off the beaten path a very relaxing.
