Victoria De Silverio

By Victoria de Silverio Published on April 20, 2026 This piece originally appeared in SAVEUR’s Spring/Summer 2026 issue. See more stories from Issue 206. There is no shelter or pretense on the west coast of Ireland. The land is bare and unadorned, its raving-​mad beauty indifferent. Wind tears through stone and pasture. The light shifts without warning—now pewter, now gold—and the sea keeps redrawing the lines. Sheep nibble at the hills and lakes mirror the sky; cliffs and cottages blur in the mist.

An Irish banjo virtuoso's guide to the best traditional Irish music experiences in Galway Courtesy of Enda Scahill Enda Scahill with band (Credit: Courtesy of Enda Scahill) Galway native Enda Scahill shares his favorite haunts for trad music, from packed sessions at Tig Cóilí in the Latin Quarter to intimate clambake sets at Tigh Ned on Inisherin. Galway, with its narrow medieval streets, vibrant pub culture and unique brand of craic (lively fun), also boasts one of Ireland's best music scenes.

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