I was walking down Grafton Street (the trendy shopping area, south of the River Liffey and Trinity College) and saw some buskers (street performers). There are many around town and are almost always worth a stop. (There was a great rockabilly guy singing "16 Tons" and "Ring of Fire" last week! Too bad I wasn't taking pictures yet...)
ANYWAY, this particular group was playing "Bei mir bist du schon" and it was fabulous! I stood and listened until they finished the song, thinking the entire time of my dear friend Ksiel because he can sing the entire song in its original Yiddish. These performers sang in English; it was probably the Andrew Sisters version.
For those who may be wondering about my previous notable busker experience, I was remiss and did not go in search of The Kliemaks last weekend. But I will fulfill my duty and make it to Temple Bar next weekend in hopes of a third sighting...
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Hello Megan,
My name is René Janssen and i was scanning the internet and discovered you have written about the band I play in. Kliemaks, we were the first weekend of september 06 in Dublin to have some fun, make some music and have a beer at temple bar. We just flew over for the weekend. In case you want to have a look at our site: www.kliemaks.tk and also you can contact me via janssenrene@kpnplanet.nl.
Kind regards, hope to hear from you.
René Janssen
Kliemaks
alto saxophone
The Netherlands.
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