I'll Raise You A Quarter...
This year's programme for the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival is significantly lighter than the doorstop brochure of 2010. In this respect, it's a festival on war rations - cautious about budgets and audiences and other risky circumstances.
Still, a decent prospect for music in their schedules. Especially the double header of Drive By Truckers and Josh T Pearson on May 2 which will be tremendous. There's some old value in Gang Of Four and The Human League, while Willie Vlautin, Kate Rusby and John Grant will please these ears. Kudos also to Isobel Anderson the festival's songwriter-in-residence, who is gloriously in the ascent.
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At 18:16 31st Mar 2011, strayawaychild wrote:For us music starved Fermanagh folk, cqaf cannot come soon enough. Like you say, the DBT/JTP show will be fantastic with the only downside being that Doug Paisley is on at the same time but you can't have everything. JTP is going to be my highlight on the basis of his new album which is quite stupendous. Others I'll be catching will include James Vincent McMorrow, Mary Gauthier, Simone Felice, Kate Rusby & John Grant. The brochure for 2011(I haven't seen it) may be lighter but the programme content has some pretty heavyweight contenders. Well done to Sean Kelly and the team for yet again putting on a great festival. Davey
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