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Well as you are all talking about music, I'd like to dedicate one today to all those Irish politicians squirming in their seats and wondering what the future holds for them......

Its a protest song by the Tara Harpers against the building of the M3 motorway, the road is done and dusted now, the song was useless in the end but the sentiment was just fine ;)

http://www.myspace.com/taraharpers/music/songs/Tara-s-Eye-10481809

When I'm at a site I enjoy the quiet and the noise of Nature. I sometimes think about music but I'd never take a Walkman (I know, I know...) or an Ipod or anything. For me, a site's geographical setting and sheer physicality suggests music of a massive creative force played loud and hard. However, a site's great age (whether a tomb, a hillfort, a stone circle, some Rock Art or whatever) suggests more peaceful, serene themes to me. So I kinda flit between a full blown Led Zep and a harp plucking Robin Williamson (who sit very well together on my in-car cassette-deck system)! The ideal track could be "The Wee Thing" by Chou Pahrot...
When I'm travelling to sites I find that I mostly favour blissed-out ethereal ambient soundscapes. Such as

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQiru402Bps&feature=related

On my return journeys I often find myself drawn to long, loud, primal instrumental guitar workouts like those of Glasgow's Finest Post-Rock enthusiasts - the mighty Mogwai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUaCxx5npko

And Mr Cope's "Jehovakill" is never far away...