The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
Mad for music by the Maine
THE Mad Ones from The Mad Ones Boutique transported them down from Galway; they stopped traffic on Castleisland’s Main Street on Saturday afternoon; Betty O’Connell watered them at Kearney’s; Den Joe fed them from Church Street - they’re brilliant; they’re the Galway Street Club, in Castleisland on Saturday, July 1.
There’s many a great saying about music and its hold over those open to its charms. I met a man on the street here Saturday and, while listening to the Galway Street Club band, he observed: ‘Isn’t it a fright the power that music has on some people’.
He’s right, thank God, but he reminded me of the study by the famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche: ‘And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music’.
Lots of people heard the music on Saturday afternoon; some danced, others were afraid there would be too many who may not hear the music.
It made for a most unusual summer Saturday in our little landlocked town and we smiled at each other and all agreed that we should have more of this in our lives.
And most of us were sober and others said they had just put drops in their lighting eyes.
The Galway Street Club appeared live again that night at The Crageens on the grounds of Castleisland Rugby Club from 10pm to 12 midnight. There was a disco from 8:30 to 10pm.
While The Mad Ones are assessing all aspects of the weekend’s venture, they didn’t rule out doing it all again at some point. It certainly created a buzz around the town on Saturday afternoon – not to mention the electric atmosphere at the open-air concert at The Crageens.
Go on Betty and The Mad Ones.