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Thursday, July 15, 2010
Dunmore gears up for festival
THE CO. Waterford village of Dunmore East is getting ready to stage its 16th annual Guinness International Bluegrass Festival.
The event will take place between August 27 and 29, and promises to be one of the musical highlights of the year.
Always a big hit with fans of root music, the festival regularly attracts thousands of visitors to the picturesque village.
This year over 50 free gigs will take place throughout the event with local, national and international acts involved.
Last year’s headline-stealing main act, Jack Grace [aka: The Martini Cowboy] will make a welcome return this year.
Another band looking forward to making their debut appearance at the festival is Wookalily.
An all-female combo, the band refers to itself as ‘Frockabilly woograss’ who put the blues in bluegrass, the rock in rockabilly and the woo-factor into action.
Wookalily has been playing together since 2009 and the girls received much acclaim at festivals such as the Belfast Nashville Songwriters’ Festival, The Ards International Guitar Festival and Belfast’s Open House Festival.
Apart from some of the biggest international names in bluegrass and country appearing at the 16th Guinness International Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival, some well known Irish acts will take to the coastal stages, including Knotty Pine, Molly Hicks, Little Ass Birds, Blue Stack Mountain Boys and Bending The Strings.
Local act, Southern Welfare, will be make its debut at the festival this year.
Now in its 16th year the Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival has evolved over the years to meet the tastes of roots music fans.
Mick Daly, the musical visionary, who founded the festival back in 1995 has seen a lot of genre defying acts take to the free stages of Dunmore East.
“It has been a really exciting journey for all of us involved,” he said recently.
“We are delighted with this year’s line up, particularly the return of the Martini Cowboy and the debut appearance of Wookalily,” he added.
He also highlighted the fact that the festival is not strictly bluegrass: “Over the years we have seen everything from old-time country, futuristic newgrass and rhythm and blues; that is the beauty of the festival.”
For more information on the 16th Guinness International Dunmore East Bluegrass Festival log onto www.discoverdunmore.com
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