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BEGINNINGS & GROWTH OF COBH MARITIME FESTIVAL The Cobh Maritime Song Festival was the brain child of Sirius Arts Centre's past Arts Administrator, Ted Creedon. Launched in June 2000 the festival was born out of discussions between Teddy and Cork singer/songwriter, Jimmy Crowley. (see the article from Folk World about the first festival). Organised as low-key, three day event, the first edition featured: the late Cyril Tawney, Liam Clancy, Mick Moloney, Jimmy Crowley, The Canniffe Family, Marie O Reilly and Cobh local band, Kalamazoo.
Sirius Arts Centre was a young organisation then and spent the next few years developing itself into an internationally recognised centre for the arts. The 2nd Edition of the Cobh Maritime Song Festival was organised in June 2004 through the inspiration, and hard work of local musician Denis McGrath, the Administrative Team at Sirius and a number of dedicated local musicians. Since then the festival has been run annually. Each successive year has been organised by Sirius Art Centre's Artistic Director, Peggy Sue Amison and the Administrative Team with the invaluable help of a group of Irish and international experts who give their time freely. Sirius has decided to take a sabbatical from the festival in 2009 for one year in order to research the best way forward for this important event. |
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Cobh Maritime Song Festival http://www.cobhmaritimesongfestival.come-mail:info@cobhmaritimesongfestival.com |