(I’m a Folk music follower from way back and established the Wanneroo Folk Club in Perth’s northern suburbs in 1985. )
McDaid’s Pub, Midleton, Co Cork is very well known for it’s regular Folk performances. I lived there for 14 months and t’was lovely to discover a thriving Midleton Folk Club a short walk down the road.
This is a beautiful version of “Passage West” recorded at the club and performed by Caroline Fraher who can also be seen doing a duet with Josh Groban on her web page.
We enjoyed the informal, crowded, traditional music venue’s atmosphere. Having to sit on the floor didn’t faze us at all – I was soaking it all up, until this…
McDaid’s Folk Club
We carefully stepped through the seated crowd,
she smiled in surprised delight
and pulled you down
to whisper invitingly.
I watched the young guitarist finger-pick,
thought about her possessive
hand placed on your
willing arm and felt sick.
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2003
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