SUNDAY 10th of April - MUSICAL PUB CRAWL IN DUBLIN

 Sunday evening our class, 2.c and our teachers went to a musical pub crawl at a little bar in the heart of Dublin. The session led by two professional musicians, Bianca and Mark, who performed Irish tunes and songs while telling the story of Irish music and its influence on modern music. The acoustic concert was held in a room at the bar that was privately booked for us. A dim light, candles and two musicians in a good mood made the atmosphere very great. One of the musicians, Bianca, played the fiddle and the other one, Mark, played guitar and a little bit tin whistle. They gave us examples of different kinds of Irish music and singing – for an example Mark sang a song in the singing style “Sean Nos” which is a very traditional way of singing in Ireland and has existed since ancient times. In Ireland music is one of the most important things at all, and when Mark and Bianca told us about the Irish music, it was clear to see how much it meant to them. One of the interesting things they told us was how the music inherits in the family – if your father played the uilleann pipe, you also played it, etc. They told us, that the most important thing in the music, was to tell a story and to express your soul. They also asked us to do a number, and even though we all were a bit shy, Morten Schrum ended up playing the old MGP-hit “Du' ik'som de andre piger” and we all sang along.

By Emilie Rasmussen and Sofie Lykke Nielsen