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Music shopping in Ireland

  1. A

    Walton’s

    These traditional music specialists sell CDs, instruments, sheet music for Irish harp, flute and fiddle, and song books featuring tunes by Irish music greats, including the Wolfe Tones, the Fureys and the Dubliners. You can also take two-hour crash courses in the bodhrán (Irish drums) or tin whistle at its music school. God bless the staff.

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  2. B

    Big Brother Records

    DJs, vinyl junkies and other creatures of the night can seek solace and the latest house, hip hop or dance groove in this basement store (beneath All-City Records) that never, ever sees daylight. And it’s just the way they like it.

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  3. C

    HMV

    This giant entertainment retailer’s main Dublin branch stocks CDs, vinyl, DVDs, games and even books across its three floors. It’s exactly what you’d expect from a huge music store.

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  4. D

    Road Records

    This small record shop, just south of the George’s St Arcade, has all the latest indie sounds, both local and international. It’s also a good place to get tickets for local gigs.

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  5. E

    P Powell & Sons

    You can pick up tin whistles, bodhráns and other instruments here, as well as sheet music. Backpackers note: they stock bongos.

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  6. F

    Cool Discs Music

    One of Northern Ireland's best independent record shops, Cool Discs has a wide selection of music by Irish artists old and new.

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  7. G

    Dingle Record Shop

    Tucked under jazz venue Blue Zone, this jammed music hub has all the good stuff you can't download yet. Podcasts recorded in-store are available online.

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  8. H

    Variety Sounds

    Eclectic music shop with a good range of traditional music, instruments, sheet music and hard-to-find CDs.

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  9. I

    Mulligan Records

    Drop into Mulligan Records for recorded Irish music and folk music from around the world.

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  10. J

    Roots Records

    This useful music shop has absolutely everything from trad to reggae.

    reviewed

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  12. Soundz of Muzic

    Great selection of instruments and Irish and contemporary music.

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