Trad music - pubs

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Hi...
Am entertaining some French visitors this weekend who love trad. Apart from Taafes (will be wedged and it's not really their scene)...where else could I bring them? I know the Small Crane is good but is there anywhere in the middle of town where there's good live trad music? Thanks

Tig Coili but it can get fairly full in there too.

gordongekko

Pucan as well

ben.schlomo

If youre Tigh Coili a while before it starts and grab a seat youre fine.

biko

Western Bar on Prospect Hill

Btw, you may want to bring them for a jar in www.oconnorsbar.com in Salthill if you're out that way, always a hit with the tourists. Has music too.

chickencurry02

An pucan has lost what it once had. The crane would top my list.

Mrs OBumble

biko wrote: »

Western Bar on Prospect Hill

There and Rabbits on Forster St on Thursday nights.

Not sure about over the weekend though. Rabitts has lads who may or may not be what you'd call trad on Fri and/or Saturday.

The OP is really asking for the impossible: trad but not crowded.

BTW, The Crane is a pub. The Small Crane is the roadway / car-park outside the pub.

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Mrs OBumble wrote: »

The OP is really asking for the impossible: trad but not crowded.

BTW, The Crane is a pub. The Small Crane is the roadway / car-park outside the pub.

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Yeah I meant The Crane Bar...slip of the tongue..or keypad at that.

I suppose I was hoping there would be some forgotten trad pub I didn't know of...these guests are v elderly so won't be able for large crowds.

Thanks again everyone for all of the suggestions.

galah

You could try outside Galway, pretty sure there's trad in Donnellys in Barna, in Padraicins in Furbo and further out West. Might be not as crowded but you'd have to drive out.

Galwayps

Aras na Gael on a Saturday night would be perfect . I have brought lots of visitors there in the past who wouldn't be able to stand in taaffes or tig coili . Usually about 20 people if not some event on

inisboffin

Galwayps wrote: »

Aras na Gael on a Saturday night would be perfect . I have brought lots of visitors there in the past who wouldn't be able to stand in taaffes or tig coili . Usually about 20 people if not some event on

Is there a trad session in Aras now on a Saturday? It's been a good while since I've been in but it was usually world music/reggae/flamenco - very international night. Good music but not trad. Maybe it's changed?

Galwayps

inisboffin wrote: »

Is there a trad session in Aras now on a Saturday? It's been a good while since I've been in but it was usually world music/reggae/flamenco - very international night. Good music but not trad. Maybe it's changed?

Thats Friday nights. Saturday has been trad music for as long as I have been goin in

inisboffin

Galwayps wrote: »

Thats Friday nights. Saturday has been trad music for as long as I have been goin in

Last time was deffo a Saturday and mates from out of town were playing and we went for Sunday Brunch (only reason I'm sure! ) Must have been a special event or something.

MadYaker

If its a weekend night maybe places out in Salthill might be less crowded.

biko

You can follow Áras Na NGael on FB, it'll usually say what's on. Same goes for many other venues around town.

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Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread. Brought them to Tigh Cóilí for the first drink and they really enjoyed that.

Then moved on to Murphy's for the second drink, which unfortunately was a let down. The barman there insisted our guests pay for drinks they didn't order! Whether it was their accents he didn't understand, or whatever the case was, they landed back to the table with extra drinks and were fairly shocked that the barman wouldn't accept that he had misheard them.

We then headed down for one obligatory one in Neachtains followed by the Crane bar and that was excellent. My guests are all music'd out after their weekend.

Thanks again to everyone.

gordongekko

Ellie Great Tonic wrote: »

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this thread. Brought them to Tigh Cóilí for the first drink and they really enjoyed that.

Then moved on to Murphy's for the second drink, which unfortunately was a let down. The barman there insisted our guests pay for drinks they didn't order! Whether it was their accents he didn't understand, or whatever the case was, they landed back to the table with extra drinks and were fairly shocked that the barman wouldn't accept that he had misheard them.

We then headed down for one obligatory one in Neachtains followed by the Crane bar and that was excellent. My guests are all music'd out after their weekend.

Thanks again to everyone.

For to say I'm shocked at what happened in Murphy's. I'd have told him where to stick his pints.

ArtyC

gordongekko wrote: »

For to say I'm shocked at what happened in Murphy's. I'd have told him where to stick his pints.

I would have too! Although I've always found them spot on customer service wise. Sad to hear different

voz es

I like Murphy's but in fairness all the shop street pubs are beginning to loose their appeal for me, Murty Rabbits or the front of An Pucan on a week night is where I go for my dose of Trad.

Intifada

I've got the odd Budweiser instead of Bulmers poured for me and just told them they heard me wrong and it's not been an issue - then again most staff in busy bars/clubs don't really care about wastage, will be a different story if it's the landlord or a barman who's been there a long time and basically runs the place.

Regardless, if I was made pay for drinks I didn't order I'd just walk out and leave him with the drinks I did order too. Easily solved.