As always, Mary had a busy On the Fringe with an array of guests giving details of various arts and cultural events in Waterford. Clancy's Kitchen promises to be a fantastic night of music and storytelling set against the backdrop of an old Irish country kitchen. Following a successful night at The Watergate in Kilkenny, the show is coming to Theatre Royal on July 20th. Mary spoke to Róisín Clancy (son of Bobby) and Dónal Clancy (son of Liam,) two of the four musicians performing on the night. Have a listen here..
The Banksy Project is a new initiative set up by the Tramore Eco Group. The group is inviting artists to descend on Tramore and paint Graffiti on the walls of the town, ala Banksy. There will be prize money for the winning artists, in a weekend of celebration on October 26th. I went along to the launch in The Vic Pub and spoke to organisers Afra Cronin and Sheena Stokes.
Wexford based author Sheila Forsey has strong connections to Waterford and it was her second time dropping into studio to chat to me On the Fringe. Following on from her debut novel Mending Lace, Sheila was back to tell me about her latest published book, a work of historical fiction called Kilbride House. Have a listen to our chat..
The 25th annual Bluegrass Festival returns to the stunning setting on Dunmore East from August 22nd to the 25th. Organiser Mick Daly, who's fronted the festival since the get-go, joined me in studio to give details of what's coming up this year..
