Concerts at castles have always been popular in this country, but aren’t we a bit sick of the same old same old? Kudos then to John Reynolds who continues to scour the country for cool new venues for the music loving massive.
Owned by Nick and Alice Nugent, the 17th century stately pile sits lakeside on acres of prime land. It’s location, a mere 45 miles from the capital, ensures it will be an ideal place for concerts, the first of which is the aforementioned
Topping the bill on Friday 28th will be the legendary Kenny Rogers, who has also asked that the Irish public choose the songs he should perform at the festival. E-mail your list of KR favourites to info@midlandsmusicfestival.ie, and you could be in with a chance to win a pair of VIP tickets to the gig.
Joining Kenny on Friday will be Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith and Louden Wainwright III among others. Saturday sees Van “The Man” Morrison take to the stage, with the likes of Don Mclean, Dwight Yokam and Glen Campbell also performing.
Enjoying the sunshine at the launch were co-promotors John Reynolds and Darryl Downey, Richie Stokes and Siobhan O’Dowd, Jon Dardis and his wife Denise, David O’Dornan with his fiancé
However, before contemporary country rocks the foundations of Ballinlough a one day dance music event, The Garden Party, takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday, 4th of June. Headlining will be Asian Dub Foundation, 2 Many DJs, Toots and The Maytals and The Orb, among an exciting line-up of others. More anon.
