Cobh Blues Festival 2012

Last weekend the Blues Music Festival was held in Cobh. This is the sixth year in succession that this free music festival has taken place and its gaining momentum each year. On Sunday night Catriona Fallon and her Band played O' Sheas Bar and they were brilliant!!! Catriona has a superb voice and belted out plenty of bluesy numbers, including a lot of Imelda May's hits. You can easily see why Catriona was the lead singer for Riverdance for so long.

Catriona also played in Ryans Bar, Kellys Bar and the Titanic over the weekend. They were also other talented musicians on show, including Yossi Vladimer from Israel, Gary Boss from the USA, Dr. Dec and the Side Effects, Cold Shot, The Modern Heirs, Rory Gallagher Tribute, & The Totallers.

On Sunday afternoon a free gig was held in the promenade and despite the autumnal chill in the air many families came along and enjoyed the musical offering.

Many dedicated blues fans made Cobh their destination for the weekend and wandered throughout the town, availing of the free gigs. The entertainment went down well with locals and ordinary music lovers aswell. Let's hope the organisers can build on this year's success and make next year's event better again!!!