The Cork Midsummer Festival 2006 got underway on Tuesday last with Emmanuel Jal playing the early gig in the Spiegeltent, with Fred and The Blizzards taking the later slot at 9.30pm. This year the Spiegeltent is located on Emmet Place, in front of the Opera House. The event was well organised (with more portaloos than [...]
Archive for June, 2006
Fred @ the Spiegeltent
Published by June 26th, 2006 in festivals, gigs, reviews and venues. 1 CommentSince this website was started, I’ve noticed hundreds of other informal events listings that use various user-friendly web publishing media; blogs, bulletin boards, yahoo or msn groups etc. In some cases it works, in others it doesn’t, but it’s a handy way to collaborate and share the effort of updating and maintaining the listing. Ideally [...]
Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar
Published by June 17th, 2006 in acoustic, releases and venues. 1 CommentFrom the lobby website: “Cork Live 2005″ – “Magic Nights in the Lobby Bar”, a triple CD set, of original music from Cork, was launched in The Half Moon Theatre on 6th June 2006.The compilation features 53 original acts from Cork, or based in Cork during 2005. “Magic Nights In The Lobby Bar” could not [...]
