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Posted on May 11, 2011 at 11:50am 2 Comments 0 Likes

Stringent anti-smoking laws in Ireland wont allow shops to display cigars, the boxes are cosigned to back rooms. Tobacconists are virtually extinct so it is hard to find a shop that might have a few boxes waiting to be skipped.

I was lucky enoughh to get a few boxes from the Decent Cigar Empirium in Dublin, at the top end of Grafton Strret. Anyone visiting Dublin should head in, you might not get a Cigar Box from them, but boy what a place, smells of Cuban coffee and…

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At 7:04am on May 16, 2011, smojo said…: Hi Sean and welcome to the the group. If you haven't already seen it you might like to check out the HGMC site where a lot of the UK folks are hanging out. http://www.homegrownmusiccollective.com

cheers, Smojo

At 1:07pm on May 10, 2011, Sean Laffey said…: Strumstick or balaika, all depends on how you string it. I reckon it was some Englsih blokes attempt at building a Russian style instrument. In the right hands the balaika is a killer instrument

see this awesome fella on you tube

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