02 May 2008

Cobh Maritime Song Festival Ready to Set Sail on 30 May - 1 June!!




The Maritime Festival is an exciting international event that invites maritime musicians from Ireland and abroad. This year the festival will invite performers from Ireland, Poland, England, America and France. Return artists include Nordet from France, Johnny Collins and Jimmy Mageean from England and Perly i Lotry from Poland.

Additionally we have a great line up of Irish musicians including Johnny Moynihan with his band Moonshine, Patrick Street with Andy Irvine and a special performance with Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill.

Also on the bill over the weekend with be Four 'N'Aft from Liverpool and the Johnson Girls from America. Weekend passes for the evening events are available or you can buy tickets for each individual concert.

On Sunday St Colman's Pipe band will host the South of Ireland Pipe band compeition with over 300 pipers from around Ireland and a farmer's market will be on the streets of Cobh selling unique original local products.

This is a family friendly event, for more information you can visit the OFFICIAL WEBSITE at http://www.cobhmaritimesongfestival.com/ or contact Sirius at cobharts@iol.ie