Last night I went to Flannery’s (my favorite pub in Athlone) with my colleague Chas Moore who is teaching music this summer. We got there about 8:00 and it was still quite bright outside. There were a few musicians there and Chas sat in. I only stayed about an hour. Of course many more people came later and Chas ended up playing with them until after midnight.
I took this photo while they were playing a song called “Banish Misfortune”. I learned that it is also called the “Circumcision Song”, or “Banish My Foreskin”, or in some select circles, “Varnish My Foreskin”.
It’s true what they say; travel does broaden one’s worldview and knowledge base.
Counterclockwise from the right are Chas Moore, The Bean, Maria, Cormac, and Des.
