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After much loud self-debate about whether to actually get up, I joined my roommates, who had thoughtfully woken me, for an eight-hour bus tour of Western Ireland’s most stunning geographical features; the Burren, a dark group of hills rising up from the bay, and the Cliffs of Moher—the sheerest, most spectacular set of cliffs I’ve ever seen...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Greener Pastures | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

...rambled along a hillside in the Burren, with jagged limestone rocks on the slope above me, a bay view unfolding in front of me, and the elusive sun beginning to beg me to take off my fleece, I grinned—this was the Ireland I had hoped for. This was why I had come abroad...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Greener Pastures | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

Tufts: THE BURREN...

Author: By Billy U. Rock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: A Night Out | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

...Burren was maybe not the ideal venue for the band, since space was tight, but folks were definitely moving to old favorites like "Hurts So Bad," a jumping reggae romp with a mercilessly catchy beat. Ty Gibbons' six-string fretless bass moved beautifully in some of their slower songs like "Sweet May Hill", while Ian Steams' precise guitar-work was more delta blues than plain ol' rock-and-roll. Refreshingly, there was no one lead singer or star to this show--the guitar and bass were mic-ed equally, the drums and Frisbay's scat were given their...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Humming Takes Flight | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...party. Maybe you had no idea that a new rock-and-roll sensation was growing right under your nose in fair Cambridge. Either way, now you know, and there's no excuse for missing them next time. Rumor has it that they might be back at The Burren in the near future. Definitely scheduled events are Tammany Hall in Worcester on Thursday, September 30 and a gig at Amherst College this Saturday. Check them out sometime and be able to say, "I knew them when"--I won't say I told...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Humming Takes Flight | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

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