Cobh set to Rock to the Blues

Over 22 bands to play at 13 different venues over 3 days!

Cobh will come alive to the rhythm of Blues Rock Music when the Cobh Blues Experience kicks into action on the 25th 26th & 27th September.

Twenty two local and international bands will be taking part in the festival, playing live Blues Rock music, such as Eric Clapton and Rory Gallagher favourites, at thirteen different locations in the town. The three day event is being sponsored by Guinness.
In what promises to be a great weekend of entertainment, free music gigs will take place at the following venues: Jack Doyle’s, The Well House, The Rob Roy, Mauretania, Ryan’s Bar, Tarrant's Bar, Kelly’s Bar, O’Shea’s at the Commodore, The Quays Bar, The Waters Edge Hotel, Bella Vista, The Village Inn and The Crows Nest.
Following the success of the inaugural Cobh Blues Experience in 2008, the Cobh Blues Club was formed. Five of the bands in the line up of this year’s entertainment are members of the Club. To encourage young musicians in the town, part of this year’s programme will include a music workshop on Saturday morning, organised by the Cobh Blues Club. This will take place at the Sirius Arts Centre and those taking part will play live music on the Bandstand from 2 to 6 p.m. with the Cobh Blues Club performers.

Headlines at the Commodore Hotel on Friday and Saturday will see Arcadia plus James O’Mahoney and The Totalers performing from 11 pm till late. Performers at the other festival venues include Aaron Curtis from London, the Tom Cats from Killarney and the Blues Brother style music performed by the Swinging Blue Cats from Kilkenny. Also included in the line up will be Ted Cramer, Azzuro, Padraig Parker, Remedy, McGill, John & Barry, the Red Bloosters, the Young Once, the Vipers, J&B Rox, Scruffy, Sound Affairs, Rumbleshack, Dr. Dec & The Side Effects, the Uncle Alberts Rupp Band, the Cobh Blues Club and the well know Israeli Blues musicians, the Valdeman Trio.

Saturday is the Family Fun Day on the Promenade, with a Farmers Market plus free entertainment for children. This will include bouncy castles, balloon artists and face painting – and of course the workshop performers live on the bandstand. If the weather should be inclement, everything will move into the Jack Doyle room at the Commodore.

The Cobh Blues Experience – a true musical feast!

A full programme of events is available on the web site www.cobhcalls.com and a listing follows below.