{"id":5411,"date":"2013-02-15T18:50:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T17:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=5411"},"modified":"2013-02-15T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T17:51:49","slug":"nathan-carter-rising-star-of-irish-country-music-to-headline-po-ferries-dalriada-festival-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2013\/02\/nathan-carter-rising-star-of-irish-country-music-to-headline-po-ferries-dalriada-festival-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"NATHAN CARTER, RISING STAR OF IRISH COUNTRY MUSIC, TO HEADLINE P&O FERRIES DALRIADA FESTIVAL 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

The hottest, rising\u00a0 young star of the Irish Country Music\u00a0 scene, Nathan Carter is set to headline Dalriada Live, Sunday 14th<\/sup> July, \u00a0at this year\u2019s P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival of Sport, Music & Fine Foods in the grounds of the historic Glenarm Castle.<\/h2>\n

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The hottest, rising young star of the Irish Country Music Scene, Nathan Carter is set to headline Dalriada Live, Sunday 14th July, at this year's P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival of Sport, Music and Fine Foods in the grounds of the historic Glenarm Castle . P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival, supported by UTV and NITB, will run between Saturday 13th- Saturday 20th July will include sporting events such as Campbell V MacDonnell Highland Games (13-14th July) aswell as featuring fine foods, celebrity chef demonstrations, live music and dancing, children's entertainment and much more. Pictured giving Nathan a lift at the launch of the event is strong man Glenn Ross and Adrian Morrow, Glenarm Estates MD ( left). Picture by Brian Morrison.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At only 22 years old, Nathan Carter has already recorded four CDs and has a hugely successful DVD.\u00a0 Fans can expect to hear many of his hit songs, including; Wagon Wheel, One for the Road and Caledonia at the festival. Nathan has brought country music to a whole new generation of fans and with his shows regularly selling out across Ireland organisers are advising to book early to avoid disappointment.<\/h3>\n

P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival, supported by UTV and NITB, which runs Saturday 13th<\/sup> \u2013 Saturday 20th<\/sup> July is set in the glorious surroundings of the majestic Glenarm Estate. The festival will include sporting events such as the Campbell V MacDonnell Highland Games (13th<\/sup> \u2013 14th<\/sup> July) as well as featuring fine foods, celebrity chef demonstrations, live music and dancing, children\u2019s entertainment and much more.<\/p>\n

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Adrian Morrow, Glenarm Castle Estates Managing Director, commented;
\n\u201cWhat a privilege it is to announce that Dalriada Live as part of the P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival will headline with the rising, young star of country music Nathan Carter.\u00a0 With his star set to reach global status we would advise fans to get along to the event and see him in this intimate capacity! The festival kicks off on Saturday 13th<\/sup> and runs until 20th<\/sup> July and will be jammed packed with events from sport to food.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are also delighted to announce that P&O Ferries is back on board as headline sponsor and supported by UTV and NITB. Their support plays a huge part in making this event happen and we thank them for their continued support.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/strong>Arthur Murphy from P&O Ferries, title sponsor of the event, said;
\n\u201dWe, at P&O Ferries, are delighted to be title sponsor of the Dalriada Festival once again. This week-long celebration promises an incredible line up of music acts, fine foods, arts and crafts plus lots of fun activities for all the family to enjoy. Each year the Dalriada Festival puts on an even bigger and better show which is becoming a key highlight in the Northern Ireland events calendar for local people and visitors alike.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cWe operate the shortest, fastest and most frequent crossings between Northern Ireland and Scotland very much look forward to welcoming on board the great numbers of visitors to Northern Ireland this summer.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV added;<\/p>\n

“UTV is delighted\u00a0to join forces once again with\u00a0the P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival in Glenarm\u00a0which promises to deliver a fabulous\u00a0weekend\u00a0for all the family this July. We look forward to capturing the essence of the activities taking place on the North Coast of Antrim on UTV for all our viewers, with regular updates online on u.tv\u00a0and interviews on U105.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Eddie Rowan, Events Manager with The Northern Ireland Tourist Board, said;<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are delighted to once again support the P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival. With such large numbers of spectators expected to attend across the week, this fantastic festival will not only generate a significant impact to the economy but also showcase a wealth of entertainment for all to enjoy.\u00a0 On behalf of the Northern Ireland Tourist Board I would like to wish all visitors and participants a very memorable trip to Northern Ireland and to Glenarm Castle for this action packed week of events.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Tickets for Dalriada Live are on sale from 9am on Thursday 7th<\/sup> February at www.ticketmaster.co.uk<\/a>.Further information on the festival can be found at www.dalriadafestival.co.uk<\/a>. Tickets for festival events, including the Highland Games, can be purchased at the gate.<\/p>\n

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The hottest, rising\u00a0 young star of the Irish Country Music\u00a0 scene, Nathan Carter is set to headline Dalriada Live, Sunday 14th July, \u00a0at this year\u2019s P&O Ferries Dalriada Festival of Sport, Music & Fine Foods in the grounds of the historic Glenarm Castle. At only 22 years old, Nathan Carter has already recorded four CDs … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5411"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5416,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5411\/revisions\/5416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}