The market is on from 10-2 every Thursday and, while I was shooting for a 10 start, it was 11:30 when I arrived to find someone setting up - amp and microphone and all. I had a chat and got his number and hopefully in future we can split the 4 hours between us.
Having made the journey I decided I’d just do some busking on the street and played for about an hour with not a huge amount of passing trade. I did meet a German musician who’s been living in Carrick for about 10 years and he told me of a few local sessions I’d be welcome at so it wasn't a complete waste of time.
On my way back to the car - parked behind Bush’s Hotel (where the staff are lovely) - I thought that their archway through from the main street to the car park would be worth a shot and it was, until…… a nice lady came out and told me that there was a funeral party coming over from the church to their bar in about 10 minutes and that perhaps busking there today would not be appropriate. I did suggest I could play 'Too Many Funerals'
Off to Mohill so.
I’d been through Mohill on the way to Enniskillen a week ago and it looked like a nice town. Very picturesque as you drive in downhill and see it rise again from the centre. I’d also noticed a statue of the blind harper, Turlough Carolan opposite the church and so felt this would be a very appropriate town for a minstrel to wander too.
Between January 2000 and April 2006, when I did my door to door busk on the road to Gold with my debut album - Losers & Sinners -, Carolan’s name frequently came up in conversations though, as far as I know, he only did the big houses and castles.
Once again, it was outside the biggest supermarket (Centra in this case) where I set up and the good people of Mohill did not disappoint - and I hope the ghost of Carolan smiled.
Clara definitely smiled as, on the way home she got to try out a new lough.
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