the birm*

Amazing.

My cousins Melissa and Amanda invited me to an irish harp concert last night at the con. I was kinda thinking “yeah, yeah…” but I turned up anyway cause I like doing things with them and I thought Amanda was playing. She wasn’t. we went in and sat down in the front row and an older lady (Claire Roche) in a gold and orange medieval style celtic dress walked on stage and I though “oh no…”. she started playing and singing and immediately I was back walking in the mournes, strolling in the hills of Donegal, looking at the sea in gallway, driving through the forests of kerry, admiring the surf on achil… it was unbelievable! A younger girl (Bernadette Lannen) sang a few songs with her and she had the sweetest voice ever. I had my eyes closed for most of it, smiling to the music and thinking about the emerald isle. As a result I dreamt of Ireland and friends from norn iron last night. It was great!