8 March 2011 Whelan’s: 

The music scene in Dublin is so much fun. I went to see Glen Hansard (one of my favorites)  with Liam O’Maonlai at Whelan’s on tuesday. I am so glad I went because Christy Moore showed up and…DAMIEN RICE! This was by far the best experience I have had in Ireland. I’ve been wanting to come to this Pub for years, and the first time I do my friends and I ended up in the front row right up close. 

Surprise appearance by Damien Rice – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU8WV43k8xg

I managed to get this footage as my camera was dying. He only played the one song and I got the whole thing with 0% battery during the last few minutes. You’ll be able to see all the others (I got a lot of footage) once they are finished uploading to youtube. The one thing that really made this all more amazing is that Damien saw the video and mentioned it in his blog and had it posted on his official website, twitter, and facebook! The experience in Ireland has been awesome. Next week I’ll post some pictures from around Dublin and pictures from Belfast and Northern Ireland are coming soon.

Cheers!

Mark