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Author(s): Colin Irwin  
ISBN: 023300095X
ISBN-13: 9780233000954
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004
Pages: 248pp (298 x 129 x 18mm)
Illustrations: 8pp colour photos
Format: Paperback
Published Price: £6.99
In Search of the Craic One Man's Pub Crawl Through Irish Music
by Colin Irwin  
Outline
There's nothing quite like hearing Irish music in Ireland. Not in big concert halls or grand arenas, or even the popular taverns on the tourist route, but in the small pubs in remote areas where the locals habitually gravitate for those informal sessions universally known as the Craic. After 25 years visiting Ireland both as a music writer and a tourist, Colin Irwin goes in search of the craic. He talks to some of the leading Irish musicians about their experiences and they direct him to places where the craic is mightiest. This is the story of his journey into Ireland's musical soul. But Ireland, being Ireland, nothing ever goes quite according to plan...