touring Ireland... traveling to Dingle.

A long time ago it took weeks, or months to travel to Ireland, today I hopped on a plane and arrived in about five and a half hours. What a world we live in!!! The country here is soaked with the old world. Gorgeous buildings, cobblestone streets, pubs that poured their first pints four or five hundred years ago. It is truly a magnificent feeling. I arrived in Dingle this afternoon after traveling from the Dublin airport, getting picked up by Eilis Kennedy, we made our way across the country. The roads were narrow, the fog was thick, and you couldn't see ten feet in front of you on the mountain pass. What a drive! We also encountered an Irish traffic jam, of some cows going back to their stall after a day out in the fields. William Coulter and I rehearsed for a few hours with Eilis to prepare for a run of a few shows in a row now, starting tomorrow in Dingle at St. James Church, a series that William's brother Steve founded years and years ago. We also went for a gorgeous walk along the pier, and even caught some live music, which was drifting out of all the pubs. Live music in all the pubs!!! We walked into one of them, and Bill turned to me and said, "that's one of my favourite guitar players in the world" And then the fiddle player looked up from playing a tune and said. "I know you! You're Fire & Grace!" Well, Ireland, I'm already falling in love, and I've only been here for one day. The weather was PERFECT. it was rainy, cloudy, wet, dreary, and gorgeous. Honestly though, it feels so wonderful walking back to our lodging with the wind and rain and Irish air whipping around our faces, after a pint of Guinness. Ready for a few shows in a new country I've never been, with lots of new experiences to be had.... 

Looking forward.

Thanks for listening,

love,
Edwin
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