Musical Pub Crawl

This was the best tour we did in Dublin. The musicians were talented and funny. The two pubs we went to were charming. Our fellow tour attendees were a lot of fun. Overall, this was a great time! Highly recommend!

Such a fabulous experience! Learned alot about trad music and instruments used - fiddle, concertina, whistle and bodrahn. Went to 2 pubs having a drink at each! We listened and and sang along for several songs. I’d go again!!

This was a fantastic night! Full of lots of Irish musical history and Irish history in general. Both Brenda and Seamus were fun and very entertaining. We learned about the history of the music and some of the instruments. I would definitely reccomend this tour. It is more of a smaller group event and they took us to two historic, family owned pubs. It was not your typical tourist experience. Definitely go!

This was by far my favorite activity to see in Dublin. Very entertaining musicians and talented. It's a must see when in Dublin in my opinion.

Steven and Niles were amazing! They are both incredibly talented professional musicians who also have a wonderful wit about them! We learned so much about Irish music and we were exposed to every possible instrument you could think of. One of the highlights of our trip for sure!!

This was a great experience; well worth the time and cost. We had two very talented musicians who played traditional music for our group, and explained the instruments used and shared their extensive knowledge about traditional Irish music. We had Brenda and Harry as our guides/musicians, and they were entertaining, warm, and funny.

It was so much fun and interactive. It was entertaining and all about traditional Irish music so what made it particularly interesting was the history, the instruments, and the little stories told before the songs were sung. I love the acoustic aspect and learning lyrics from choruses to sing together! The pubs where we went were really nice with a friendly staff and good food! I would go again because it was lovely and entertaining. At the end they ask if people want to sing from their country and I volunteered and got to sing with the band!

This was by far the best entertainment we had in Dublin. Not only were Booster and Brenda talented, they were warm, engaging and funny. It was great to learn about Irish music, and to hear several samples of jigs, reels and ballads. Walking into a pub where Irish musicians are jamming, doesn't give you the opportunity to know what is going on, and you often are battling the crowds and pub noise. Here we were in a captive setting designed to cater to us. Don't miss it.

Not enough seats;never got crowd involved. Definitely not worth the money. Just go to a pub. Not a good experience.

The Traditional Irish Music and Pub Crawl was definitely a highlight of our time in Ireland: it was informative and fun! I agree with Dan S.'s statement that locating where exactly to check in was confusing! FYI, go to the bar on the second floor. The person checking you in and giving out tickets is by the back. Larry and Antony were our tour guides to: Pub 1: Oliver St. John Gogarty between 19:40 and 19:50 Pub 2: The Ha'penny Bridge Inn at 20:50 Pub 3: Brannigans (Bar off O'Connell St) at 22:00 They both played and gave background on traditional Irish music. They were funny and charming, too! They encouraged audience participation and interaction, which was cool: some people in our group played and/or sang. The musical pub crawl was a great time and I highly recommend it if you're in Dublin!

Not worth it. For not receiving a drink or spots at the popular pubs, we were disappointed in our spendings for this endeavor. On top of this, we were shushed multiple times by the workers and undertook rude comments from the staff. While the music was good and informational, our intelligence felt undermined and demeaned. Unfortunately, this is not something to experience with friends as you won't be able to speak for much of the "crawl" (we went to two pubs).

The Traditional Irish Musical Pub Crawl is a fun way to spend an evening! We met the tour guides/musicians at Oliver St John Gogarty's and then spent the evening learning about traditional Irish music in several different locations. There was a bit of walking in between locations (especially between the 2nd and 3rd), but it was very manageable. The evening was entertaining and fun, and it gave us some great ideas of where to look for trad music for the rest of our visit. Well recommended, especially early on in your visit!

Just €12 bought a front-row seat to a private concert by Andy and Booster, accomplished fiddle and guitar players respectively, a moveable feast of Irish music in two installments of an hour each. They interspersed their tunes with many jokes plus explanations of reels, jigs, polkas, the proper way to play the bodhrán (the frame drum), and how to step right up to the bar for a drink. We were lucky to have musicians among our crowd, a classical guitar player was encouraged to give us a tune and another woman sang a capella, giving a bit of the feel of a pub session. Much local product was consumed yet there was rather little crawling, IMHO just staying put at Brannigan's would have been perfectly fine, every place pours Guinness & Jameson! Highly recommend this for a Dublin memory. And yeah we even paid up for their cd at the end.

This was such a neat thing to experience. The musicians are very talented and entertaining. The "crawling" was very neat and there is no pressure to drink if that's not your thing. The music of course was amazing as were the stops. Definitely worth it!

Such a great way to learn more about the impact of music on Ireland. The crawl is a nice comfortable pace and the focus is the entertainment (rather than the drinking) but you can drink all you want if you'd like to. Luke and Antony are talented musicians and entertainers.

I will admit, I was a little apprehensive at first, thinking this would be some type of hokey thing. This coupled with what seemed a slight lack of organization in the beginning made me worried. We were asked to arrive at 7:15 for a 7:30 start. Well, 7:30pm came and went and we were still at Oliver St. John Gogartys. Not a huge thing, the bar tenders were good and that helped past the time. One thing I would suggest to the organizers would be better signage and directions on where to check in. There were a few of us that went all the way upstairs and thinking this was the check-in point. When we finally left, around 8pm, it looked like the first few folks that exited were treated to some Oliver St John hats and gear, so if you're into free stuff, make sure you're first in line to exit! After a hectic start, the rest of the evening was wonderful. The musical entertainment for the night was provided by Des and Larry at two pubs: the Ha'Penny Bridge Inn & Branagan's. The private rooms in each pub are cozy; especially Branagan's. They both provided excellent insight into the history and traditions of Irish Music, not to mention they were both excellent performers. My favorite part was when they asked the audience to participate. In addition, at the very end of the night the musicians encourage the audience to sing and teach everyone a song from their home. But keep in mind they have "STOPPED Believin" so pick another song :) Great job guys! Thanks for a fun night.

Lots of fun. Really enjoyed our tour. All the pubs were very cool. Would definitely recommend.

Such a fun night! Andy and Booster are very talented musicians who gave the gift of authentic Irish music in a fun pub setting. Absolutely worth the price of admission!

Again, another touristy thing to do, but hey, I was a tourist! It was a blast! I had so much fun I did this twice. The neat thing is the tour changes a bit depending on which guides you get & so does the music so it's a slightly different experience each time.

We loved this! We did the crawl that included dancing as well as a meal. The guides were so funny and so talented! The music was delightful and the dancing was amazing. The dinner was wonderful as well. I can not wait to visit again and do this once more.

The flyer implies that you will be visiting three bars and listening to the different musicians playing different styles of Irish music there. The tour starts in a private room above one pub. Many of the fifty or sixty participants had their dinner there then went to the room. There were two musicians - a woman on the fiddle and a man on the guitar. We were there about fifteen minutes and the musicians played one tune. Then, we were led to a second bar where we went to a private room with a bar above the pub. The same musicians were there. There was very little music played - a lot of banter and lots of time wasted telling us about how someone will bring a guitar to a pub and start playing and soon there's a crowd all having a jolly time. What this had to with Irish music, I have no idea. The musicians played about three or four pieces. With the exception of the song where the guy played the drum, they all sounded the same to me. They told us the difference between a jig and reel, but didn't play any so we could hear the difference. After an hour, we were led to another bar where we, again, went to a private room with a bar above the pub. They selected three people at random and had them sing. I have no idea what a group from Germany singing about Deutsheland" has to do with Irish music either. They only played about three or four tunes, talking most of the time. After an hour the male musician led us all down to the street, pointed in a direction and told us to go that way and we'll be back to the start, then disappeared stranding us all at a pub we had no idea where it was at 10:00 pm in the dark. We started walking and, as it is extremely easy for a visitor to the country to do, we got lost. There are many streets and only a few are identified by signs 15' above the sidewalk and a lot are not on the tourist map so it is extremely difficult to find where you are and get where you want. Street names also change frequently so you might be on the right road, but don't know it. It is very easy to get lost in the daytime and worse at night. Thanks to several Dubliners who gave us directions, we found our hotel in only an hour. We NEVER entered any of the pubs we visited, nor hear any of the bands playing, only the two musicians that led us. At each pub, we were in private rooms with bars If we were all just going to be in a private room with two musicians, why did they take us to three pubs when it could all have been done at one?. The only reason that makes sense is the tour company brings a large group of people to the pubs to buy beer, and I would not be surprised if the tour operators got a good cut of beer sales It's a scam and ripoff. If you want to hear Irish music at a pub, just walk up and down the streets of Temple Bar listening to the music at each and going into one you like and it's free.

Overcrowded - only went to two bars (started in a third, but left imediately - contrary to what is advertised) , stayed way too long in spaces that only have space for small crowds (space for about 50) with way too many people in our group (I counted 67 people) Too much talking and not enough music from the musicians Thinly veiled racist, sexist, and (not one but two) homophobic jokes. I never write reviews, but signed up for Yelp because they made me so angry. Avoid, Avoid, Avoid!!!

We went to the Musical Pub Crawl tonight not knowing what to expect. But right from the start, Anthony and Larry were informative, funny and talented. We had a great time traipsing from one bar to another! And we were sad when it was over! It's a great time, definitely worth the money.