Day 29 - June 13, 2010 - Music and Memories

“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.” - Edgar Watson Howe

One of my favorite things about traveling is encountering new music. While in Ireland, we heard and learned several folk songs that I've come to love and associate with my experience. One of them is "The Rocky Road to Dublin," which I discovered was featured in "Sherlock Holmes." So, what's an Ireland-sick girl to do? Look up the group that performed the song in the movie of course. I eventually found out that The Young Dubliners performed the piece, and that they hadn't stopped there. They've recorded a TON of Irish folk songs and re-written them. I spent a lot of the day listening to different songs: learning new ones and singing along to old favorites. It was good nostalgia... seeing as I already miss the Emerald Isle! That's the way travel is though, I suppose. You go somewhere and, although you're enjoying your time immensely, you miss home. When you're home, you want to go back and experience more!