Just for something different I thought I would share a musical clip from a young Norwegian busker who ended up in a rough area of Dublin. Through her song she weaves the story of how she found herself among a bunch of rough Irish teenage lads looking after some horses in the area. Her song reflects on the kind of societies we have produced, ones that she feels cruel the spirit and defeat life.

It is an unashamedly idealistic and spirited take on the world but one that I personally found engaging.

Hopefully there will be some here who will enjoy it too. If not at least you will have lifted her profile just by watching the clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19A53SyAUak

Dear SteeleRedux,

Thank You for the link. I loved the storytelling of the
young busker. It was easy to go on the journey with her.
I did enjoy the tale. It gave us a different view of
city life. A young modern approach with a clear message.

Although I must admit my taste in music from Ireland is
more along the lines of "Celtic Woman," whose repertoire
ranges from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs.
I find them magical. Listening to them I get goose-bumps.

Dear Foxy,

I am glad you liked it. I think more and more we are starting to see some young people imagining a different future for themselves. The fact that so many of the younger generation got behind Corbyn in the recent UK election was instructive.

That this lass was willing and able to connect with a bunch of teenagers she had been warned were crazy speaks to an ability to recognise that even across cultural divides strong commonalities exist.

She exhibited an empathy that I often see in this younger generation, one that gives me hope. While I do enjoy the sport of OLO, the identity politics and the striving for division does get wearisome. This I thought was a nice diversion.

I was about to write that I wished her ever success but I'm not sure that is what she is striving for. In fact I don't even know her real name. Instead I wish her every happiness.

This is the transcript of an interview she did about her time in the 'Liberties'. It is worth a read I feel.
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/liberties-dublin-no-plan-song-3228962-Feb2017/

Dear SteeleRedux,

Thank You for the interview. What an experience this
young Norwegian artist had. Life-changing for sure.
Travel is well worth the journey. You come back changed.
And the experiences last a lifetime.

Talking about horses though, I remember seeing a program
on television about the calming effect that equine
therapy had on soldiers suffering from PTSD who had
returned home from conflicts overseas. Also the
therapy was being tested on difficult teens as well.
Apparently the results were very good. Here are some
links that I found that may be of interest:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/psychotherapy-turns-to-horses-to-help-people-open-up-20140228-33r79.html

It's nice the Norwegians are sending a friendly girl. Usually they have been sailing in to the islands and rape , pillage, loot and commit sacrilege.

cont'd ...

Dear SteeleRedux,

Here are two more links as promised:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2014-02-11/equine-therapy-youth/5250648

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-16/horses-help-in-the-healing-of-a-flood-ravaged-hunter-valley/8443104

I hope that you'll forgive me for digressing a bit here.
But I got excited when I saw the horse connection with the
kids in Ireland and what a difference horses made to their
lives in a big city.