Cork Dulcimer Festival 2002 - July 26 Report and Pictures

I awoke at about 7AM on Friday morning!  WOW!  Seven hours's sleep in a row!  And I was feeling good!  I got up, got ready, and went out to a place called Waffles for breakfast.  It was OK, but not as good as Rearden's.  At about 9:30AM, others started to get up and eat.  We hung around the aprtment until a little before noon, then walked down to the Cork Vision Centre where Cindy, Emily, Jim and I were scheduled to play from Noon until 2PM.  It was times like this that I was most glad I had bought a lighter dulcimer for this trip and ones like it.

We set up in the courtyard outside the Vision Centre, since the weather was again mild and sunny.  We played until 2PM, then went to eat lunch at various places.  Cindy had put her case out, and we made 7Euro busking there which was used to buy food for the apartment.

Rick, Emily, Cindy and Jim at the Cork Vision Centre 7/26

 

After lunch, Cindy, Emily, Jim, Brandy and I walked to the Living Tradition music store.  Cindy was looking for fiddle strings, and we wanted to see what they had.  Interesting little store with lots of ethnic music on CD and tape.  We also went across the street to another music store that had more instruments - drum sets, percussion, guitars, horns violins, etc.  We walked back to the apartment and got ready to go to the opening festivities at An Spailpin Fanac.

We got to the pub and set up in the upper section on the main floor - the festival participants were the session that night from about 7PM until 9PM.

Emily, Jim, Cindy at the Spailpin Fanach session 7/26

 

Rick playing bodhran at the Spailpin Fanach Session 7/26

 

Cindy, Jim, Adrian, and Jenny at the Spailpin Fanach Session 7/26

 

At 9PM, we all adjourned to the upstairs of the pub where the round-robin "open mic sans mic", the raffle, and the first official festival session would take place.  Here are pictures of some of those who played in the "open mic".  Some poeple who played for the "open mic" were Adrian Schofield, Jenny Coxon, Irene Stuart, Fred Woodley, Seamus Brady, Jack Bethel, Colin McAllister and Gaeroid O Laoghaire, Cindy, Emily and I, and others.  Even Christie was persuaded to play a tune.

Adrian tuning his chanter at the Spailpin Fanac open mic 7/26.jpg

 

Cindy, Emily, and Rick at the open mic at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26
 
Rick's solo at the open mic at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26

 

When the "open mic" was over, a raffle was held.  Brandy won a book of O'Carolan tunes and stories. Then sessions followed, and visiting.

Jack Bethel and Barry Carroll at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26.jpg

 

Rick talking to Colin McAllister at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26
 
Rick talking to Seamus Brady at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26
 
The late-night session at the Spailpin Fanac 7/26

 

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[CDF 2002 Pix Pre-Fest - July 22, 23]   [CDF 2002 Pix Pre-Fest - July 24]      [CDF 2002 Pix Pre-Fest - July 25]     
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