{"id":11296,"date":"2016-04-26T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T15:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=11296"},"modified":"2016-05-19T09:07:22","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T08:07:22","slug":"van-morrison-coney-island-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/04\/van-morrison-coney-island-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Van Morrison – ‘CONEY ISLAND TOUR’"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Sir Van Morrison’s 1989 album ‘Avalon Sunset’ he describes a road trip to Coney Island.<\/h2>\n
\"\"<\/a>His beautifully mundane descriptions of a day out in the south Down area has become one of the most evocative songs ever written about any part of the world. This particular road trip guided tour with the ultimate Celtic soul soundtrack, along with stunning visions of the Mountains of Mourne, has touched the heart of many Van Morrison fans and others.<\/div>\n

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Along the way he name-checks Downpatrick, St John’s Point, Strangford Lough, Shrigley, Killyleagh, the Lecale District, Ardglass, and finally, Coney Island. \u00a0Follow in the footsteps of a lyrical genius in this half-day guided tour, and depending on availability, perhaps sample some potted herrings in case we get famished before dinner.<\/div>\n

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The Van Morrison ‘Coney Island’ Irish Heartbeat Tour normally starts at Downpatrick at the grave of Saint Patrick and costs \u00a385 per group tour (industry standard rate). Hotel pick-ups\/drop-offs are available at additional cost (Belfast, Newcastle and surrounding areas).<\/div>\n

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For further details and bookings:<\/div>\n
email: irishheartbeattours@yahoo.com<\/div>\n
tel : 07807015403 \/ \u00a007779102448.<\/div>\n

‘Coney Island’ by Van Morrison<\/h3>\n
Coming down from Downpatrick<\/div>\n
Stopping off at St John’s Point<\/div>\n
Out all day birdwatching<\/div>\n
And the craic was good<\/div>\n
Stopped off at Strangford Lough<\/div>\n
Early in the morning<\/div>\n
Drove through Shrigley taking pictures<\/div>\n
And on to Killyleagh<\/div>\n
Stopped off for Sunday papers at the<\/div>\n
Lecale district, just before Coney Island<\/div>\n
On and on, over the hill to Ardglass<\/div>\n
In the jamjar, autumn sunshine, magnificent<\/div>\n
And all shining through<\/div>\n
Stop off at Ardglass for a couple of jars of<\/div>\n
Mussels and some potted herrings in case<\/div>\n
We get famished before dinner<\/div>\n
On and on, over the hill and the craic is good<\/div>\n
Heading towards Coney Island<\/div>\n
I look at the side of your face as the sunlight comes<\/div>\n
Streaming through the window in the autumn sunshine<\/div>\n
And all the time going to Coney Island I’m thinking,<\/div>\n
Wouldn’t it be great if it was like this all the time.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In Sir Van Morrison’s 1989 album ‘Avalon Sunset’ he describes a road trip to Coney Island. His beautifully mundane descriptions of a day out in the south Down area has become one of the most evocative songs ever written about any part of the world. This particular road trip guided tour with the ultimate Celtic … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11296"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11296"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11473,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11296\/revisions\/11473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}