Tradition in Adrigole by Hans van den Bos

Tradition in Adrigole Pub, fillingstation, post and food. On the door a yellowed poster: Every night live traditional music. Inside the dark room a boy, sixteen years old, smoking, pulls perfect pints of stout. At the bar Mr. Korsakoff, in conversation with a tall, scrawny man. Two old shepherds, on a couch by the window, gaze deep into their pints of Guinness. The BBC brings news of Europe and shows bad weather in the UK. Outside, the sun shines low over Beara. Music every night, except tonight.

Hans van den Bos [1948]

Original title: Traditie in Adrigole - 2008