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Fleadh 2015

Moll9676

I have a friend coming over from Spain for a few days and I am trying to come up with things to do.
We are both 18 and she wants to experience "irish traditions"
Any suggestions on what to do??
Bear in mind some days we may not get to Sligo due to transport difficulties and that any activities don't cost much

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Henlars67

Anyway, getting back to the actual fleadh.

Not a fan of trad but nevertheless booked holidays from work for it. Been on a few foreign holidays, but never had anything close to as much craic as I did at home during the fleadh.

The buzz around town was something else. I think what really made it for me was seeing tens of thousands of people laughing, smiling and really enjoying themselves in the streets that I walk down every day.

The volunteers who worked flat out during it deserve real credit. It couldn't have been done without them.

There's no way Ennis will be able to match it, not a hope.

sligojoek

gordongekko wrote: »

Was herself in heat?

That would be worth 30e.

sligojoek

bennyc wrote: »

15 was a hackney price, 9 seater and 2 of us so just charged for a drop.

I see that now. I thought you just struck it lucky. It's always 28 - 30 to Grange. Furey;s bus was a gift 5e each way. 8e aftel 11pm. I'd rather drink it than give it to a taxi.

gordongekko

sligojoek wrote: »

I had to get home fast.

Was herself in heat?

bennyc

sligojoek wrote: »

I was comparing it to 15e to Ballymote.

15 was a hackney price, 9 seater and 2 of us so just charged for a drop.

sligojoek

Henlars67 wrote: »

€30 for a taxi to Grange seems about right. What's the problem?

I was comparing it to 15e to Ballymote.

Henlars67

sligojoek wrote: »

You did well. A taxi to grange cost me 30e one night. I'd been using Furey's busses all the time for a fiver a pop but one night I had to get home fast.

€30 for a taxi to Grange seems about right. What's the problem?

sligojoek

bennyc wrote: »

I got several taxis to Ballymote, it can be hit and miss at the best of times,
Our regular Hackney who had a load dropped us for 15 euro one night , a mate living about 2 miles closer to sligo was 30euro another night, I had a mate staying in mine who landed out in the very Am for 40euro.
To be honest I have paid all the prices above at time's over the years.

You did well. A taxi to grange cost me 30e one night. I'd been using Furey's busses all the time for a fiver a pop but one night I had to get home fast.

SligoBrewer

I'll get Martin Bricks.

bennyc

I got several taxis to Ballymote, it can be hit and miss at the best of times,
Our regular Hackney who had a load dropped us for 15 euro one night , a mate living about 2 miles closer to sligo was 30euro another night, I had a mate staying in mine who landed out in the very Am for 40euro.
To be honest I have paid all the prices above at time's over the years.

Mint Sauce

Allot of taxi drivers from out of town in during the Fleadh, I'd imagine some were adding on all the extras, call out, extra passengers etc, where as local drivers would be kinder to their regulars.

Basq

Taxi fares definitely seemed a little inconsistent..

i.e

- Taxi from Caltragh to Church Street / Market Yard was €8.50 last Monday night at 8PM.
- Taxi from Caltragh to Holborn Street was €7.00 last Saturday night at 9.30PM.

And have the Hailo receipts to prove it.. nothing worth complaining about personally, but that's a relatively short journey compared to what some would have been charged.

Bebo stunnah

This article seems to specifically mention taxi fares (I was charged the same as always), I did notice that the price of drink went up. Someone I know who bought a pint of Guinness in Kennedys was charged 4.50. It was 4.10 before the Fleadh. I was told the same carry on was happening in other bars across town.

I think the comment he makes about passengers needing a receipt seems a bit sly as I have never been given one, you have to explicitly ask for one.

http://oceanfm.ie/taxi-fare-complaints-contact-the-nta-and-have-your-receipt/

bennyc

Great weekend , out Thurs Sat and Sun, Sat was amazing as far as the atmosphere and crowds, was in McGarrigles , Shoots, Swagman, Connollys, Source at one point, one of the best nights ever in Sligo,
Highlights were the Quakers in 5th on Thurs who were good crack and I caught Rackhouse on Sunday also. There was an excellent session on in Connollys Sat night with Brian McDonagh Jarleth McTiernan amongst the crowd.

Only downside was the rain on Sun eve when Seamie ODowd was playing on the GIG Rig took a bit of a soaking but didn't dampen the spirits.
Food wise burgers from The Food Experience and an amazing Burrito from Street Cart which will be hit again.

sligono1

Will we ever see the crowds that was in the town Saturday night ever again the buzz was great,to every one involved take a bow,to me there is no negatives only pluses.sligo you can hold your head high be proud.

As for the food I made it my point to support locals on that front and they had the best food too.

Kettleson

Donaghys regular Sunday session.

https://youtu.be/AP17ehv2pjs

Kettleson

@Bodhrandude. An interesting account of a day at the Fleadh. There's been a weekly Sunday evening trad session in Donaghys' for years. (Well there always used to be in my pub days).

I'd guess that Donaghys' had already paid the musicians for running the session during the day. Still I hear what you're saying, you'd think visiting musicians who contribute well would have been thrown a pint or two. Cead Mile Failte and all that.

bodhrandude

I made it for Sunday evening, was wandering about looking for a potential session, the pubs in the immediate town centre were packed to the brim so I took a walk further past Wine St and up by the Bus Stop shop and on to a pub called Donaghys' which I think had an amazing session, three flutes, three fiddles, myself and another guy on the bodhrans, two banjos and a nice bouzouki player, a tight accordionist joined the sesh in which I stayed for nearly three hours, half the folk being from Glasgow. The only thing I didn't like was Donaghys' stinginess with a round of free drinks. Now I'm not one to moan about not getting free booze but that session looked like it had been going on all afternoon and when I got talking to the Scottish banjo player they didn't at all get one free drink from the bar even though the pub was fairly packed with listeners. Is it not my understanding that Guinness donate a free barrell to each bar participating in the Fleadh Cheoill session trail to give visiting musicians a free drink on the house for the craic. I didn't mind really as I enjoyed the music anyway and paid for three pints and then went on my way, but I did have a word with some of the bar staff about this Guinness deal.

I squeezed into Shoots for a brief set or three in the company of Seamus Tansey and a bunch of others but had to escape as I was in danger of vapourising from the heat in there. Tansey asked me exasperated, where are you going, you've just arrived, but the seat I was sitting in was on temporary loan and I said to him I had to cool off. When Shoot the Crows gets so packed it just too bloody warm in there. Watched some amazing kids and youth groups in the streets, solo pipers and combos playing wonderful music, even if there was a top heavy bodhran in the background.

Heard some fellah play the Cottage Groves, one of my favourite reels on the box at the corner going up from Wine St to the taxi ranks, I whipped out my wee tambourine goatskin bodhran and shocked the life out of him when I came pounding along, a nice moment.

Met some folk from Dundalk, trad heads but also Electric Picnic heads, so we had a blether, I sang a song and then we agreed to meet up at the Picnic in two weeks time.

And my good friend Denis who looked after me while we listened to some of the session craic from RnaG, ate some lovely food and I drank some cans of stout.

On my way back to Galway today I got a lift from one of my heroes of the bodhran, Tommy Hayes and was delighted when he told me that he is playing a gig with a few others in the Body & Soul part of Electric Picnic festival.

Mint Sauce

Bebo stunnah wrote: »

Did anybody else notice the massively reduced amount of stalls around the town this year? I was talking to a few of the people running them last year and heard they were fleeced, something along the lines of €1k/day at the weekend. From what I recall it was the same crowd that organises the ploughing championship. My favourite one from last year didn't even come this year- selling corndogs

Not a bad thing tbh, most of the ones I seen last year were selling cheap tack on every available space and empty shop doorways. Whilst it was good to see food stalls this year, it would have had to be a damn good burger/kebab for €7 or €8.

Plazaman

Gave my money to the Burger Shack in O Connell Street. €5 for a fab and delish burger (didn't like the Charcoal Grill ones at €6). Thankfully there was no plastic yappy dog stalls (actually I did see one over the weekend ).

What'll we do next year now

Bebo stunnah

TireeTerror wrote: »

Most of the hot food was just frozen economy stuff. I never saw any food of real quality despite the awesome equipment used to cook on.

I noticed, and 6 quid for a hot dog and roll... needless to say I didn't wait the 10 minutes for it to defrost and cook.

I seen on facebook he was at it, I was actually sadened that he wasn't going to be here this year! When I was talking to him last year he said he made a loss because the cost of setting up a stall. Also the fact he was out on JFK probably didnt help.

Kettleson

Seen a nice thing to end the day. An older lady with special needs was buying some things at a stall. The guy was very helpful and then he said quietly "They are free to you, its a gift from me".

For Forks Sake

Bebo stunnah wrote: »

Did anybody else notice the massively reduced amount of stalls around the town this year? I was talking to a few of the people running them last year and heard they were fleeced, something along the lines of €1k/day at the weekend. From what I recall it was the same crowd that organises the ploughing championship. My favourite one from last year didn't even come this year- selling corndogs

I know the guy who runs the corn dog business, he was at The Big Grill in Dublin this weekend.

TireeTerror

Most of the hot food was just frozen economy stuff. I never saw any food of real quality despite the awesome equipment used to cook on.

Bebo stunnah

Did anybody else notice the massively reduced amount of stalls around the town this year? I was talking to a few of the people running them last year and heard they were fleeced, something along the lines of €1k/day at the weekend. From what I recall it was the same crowd that organises the ploughing championship. My favourite one from last year didn't even come this year- selling corndogs

prodsc

jonathan mark wrote: »

where can i find out who playing tonight Saturday?

http://sligomusicians.com/

http://www.fleadhcheoil.ie/fleadh-events/today/

El Weirdo

bodhrandude wrote: »

Looking for a lift from Galway to the fleadh this afternoon or evening if anyone can help out, will chip in for fuel costs and the craic.

Thumb it. If you have your bodhrán and a sign for Sligo, you might be more likely to get someone else heading up.

bodhrandude

Looking for a lift from Galway to the fleadh this afternoon or evening if anyone can help out, will chip in for fuel costs and the craic.

jonathan mark

oh and what time do you need to be their to be assured of getting into the st Stephens car park where the stage is last time it was full up..

jonathan mark

where can i find out who playing tonight Saturday?