Volcano Choir

It was a spontaneous move by Shane, my boyfriend, to purchase two tickets to Volcano Choir. I came out of work one Saturday with the notification centre on my phone full of tweets. It was very strange. I read them as fast as I could and the end result was that we would be heading to Vicar Street. I was delighted. I LOVE concerts. The atmosphere, the crowd, the music, singing along to the lyrics and the merchandise. I try to purchase a t-shirt at every concert that I attend. We had a fantastic two days. I had never been to Vicar Street before but I had heard that it was a small venue. This made me very excited. I love gigs in small venues. Its so intimate and loud! 

Temple Bar

We had never been out in Temple Bar before. We had walked through during the day but not at night. While we were in Dublin we took the opportunity to go there. We popped in to a couple of pubs but decided to stay in Gogarty's. It was so stereotypically Irish but that's what made it fun. Traditional Irish music and Guinness. 

Yes, I did end up with an Irish flag on my face but I HAD to!

A very impressive bar man!

Shane & I

And then he did this....

Me in Temple Bar

Then, it was time to head to Vicar Street. We had a fifteen minute walk. It was ok except for the fact that I chose style over comfort and my feet were literally talking to me. We finally arrived. We got a drink at the bar. Shane chose 'Bushmills Whiskey' because it had a connection to the lead singer, Justin Vernon's father. Then we bought merchandise. 

Emily & I 

Volcano Choir t-shirt

The stage, the anticipation, the wait....

Shane drinking his whiskey

When they came out on stage

Justin Vernon

The concert was AH-MAH-ZING. Their songs just transport you to another world. Its just you and the music. Nobody else. If you have never seen them before.. GO GO GO! Or buy their album! 

Heres a link to one of their songs.  Their two albums are called 'Repave' and 'Un map'. Check them out. If you haven't heard of Volcano Choir you may know Justin Vernon from Bon Iver. Shane bought a vinyl of their album Repave and I simply cannot wait to hear it.