This weekend sees The Gasyard Féile 2010 take place in Derry, recently crowned City of Culture 2013. It’s hard to believe that a year has passed since the last festival. Time flies and this year the festival’s organisers really have something to shout about with ‘Wan Big Weekend’ – a show case of the best local talent at a two night outdoor event held at the Gasyard Park.
Featuring some of the hottest musical talent the North-West has to offer, the event is sure to be one of, if not, the highlight of Féile 2010.
Headlining on Saturday night is the fantastic, riff rocking, bluesy and ballsy Swanee River who are fresh from an appearance at the renowned Glasgowbury festival at Draperstown.
If you’re more into singer-songwriter style blues than riff-rammed rock n roll then look no further than Paul Casey on Sunday night. It would seem Casey is now Chris Rea’s best friend having been invited on tour to join Chris as special guest numerous times. Paul has also been on the receiving end of a lot of praise from the legendary guitarist: ‘A talent like this comes along only once in a long while.’
David Gray, Damien Rice and, of course, Chris Rea are noted among Paul Casey’s influences and he certainly wears those influences on his sleeve while still managing to make his sound his own.
Other performances at ‘The Sound of Free Derry’ on Saturday night include sets from: Here Comes The Landed Gentry, Triggerman. Balkan Alien Sound, Our Krypton Son, No Mean City, The Q, The Flying Castros, The Reverb and Revolution Monday.
Joining Paul Casey at Sunday night’s Féile Finale: Inishowen Gospel Choir, OCB, Sheegus, Luke Mac, Caolan MacDermott as Freddie Mercury and Paul Brown.
All this comes with no gate fee and a full bar will be available. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. For more info on other events happening during Féile 2010 contact the festival office on 028 71 262812.
TJ, Belfast Rocks
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