It’s plain how much love we have for the Spirit of Folk eh…folks, and we’ll be in Whelans of Wexford St on Saturday for the SOF Festival Awards Semi-Finals. Doors open at 3.30pm for a day of great bands, storytellers from all over Ireland and a craft market. An impressive 100 bands applied and nine have made it through to the semi-finals. They are: Moxie, Miriam Donohue, Mossy Nolan & Colm McGowan, My Fellow Sponges, Garr Cleary, Laura Ann Brady, The Cujo Family, Vickers Vimy and A Band Called Wanda.
Carl Corcoran of RTE Lyric FM’s Blue of the Night said of judging the awards: ‘Participating in the Spirit of Folk Talent search has been a real pleasure and has provided further proof to me that there is a very healthy and thriving community of music makers and creative artists out there. This SOFF initiative provides a great platform for these artists.’
The day and night will also play host to storytellers from all over Ireland including Stephen James Smith, Ruth Marshall and Gemma McGowan. And the Dublin Storytelling Bus will move from their usual home to the boutique Parlor Bar for the night. The event, which runs all day from 3pm, includes a craft and hot food market and will finish with a massive ceili.
By the end of the night, 3 acts will be chosen to go forward to the Final, which takes place as part of the Spirit of Folk Festival on September 21. Set in the stunning Dunderry Park, other events on the night will include storytelling in a megalithic cairn, experimental archeology, druidic ceremony, a three course folksy feast, astronomy, archery and a whole games area with magic, carnival challenges and late night fires and parties!
You can buy semi-final tickets for just €10 for Saturday in Whelans here or here for the final in Dunderry Park on September 21st. We’ll see you there.
LINEUP INFO
Storytelling Line – up
4.00pm : Ruth Marshall
5.00pm : Aideen McBride
6.00pm : Gemma McGowan
7.00pm : Stephen James Smith
8.00pm : Eimear Burke
Musical Line – up
5.00pm : The Cujo Family
5.40pm : A Band Called Wanda
6.20pm : Laura Ann Brady
7:00pm : Vickers Vimy
7.40pm : Garr Cleary
8.20pm : My Fellow Sponges
9:00pm : Mossy Nolan, Colm McGowan
9.40pm : Miriam Donohue
10.20pm : Moxie
11.00pm : DJ till late
