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Sat 05 May 2007Learning the tunes and living the lifeThe road to Baltimore next week will be full of fiddlers - and not just Irish ones. Folk music convert Gilles Apap talks to Siobhán LongTipping the edge of Sherkin Island, the last stop in the winding road from Skibbereen, Baltimore is defined as much by its own geography as it is by its marine history. Visitors to Baltimore rarely land in this seafaring village by chance. All roads lead there, but the only way onward is by boat - or by breaststroke.