Damien Dempsey, Ruari Coogan, Fiona Melady & Peadar Farrelly : “Rock The Lough” : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.2009
It’s always nice when a new festival comes along, especially when it sprints from the traps! This was the case for the inaugural “Rock The Lough” in Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath on Saturday, August 29th as 800 people attended to see Damien Dempsey, Ruari Coogan, Fiona Melady & Peadar Farrelly (not forgetting Ethenos who played the e2 Music Garden), literally ‘Rock The Lough’. As Damo said; “It’s great to be playing Slane” and he urged the Meath football team to defeat Kerry and take “Sam” back to Leinster. Sadly, the spirit and success of this festival didn’t translate into a victory for Meath the following day in Croke Park!
This new event was managed by Profile Music Group and Band Wagon TV and hopefully the response to the inaugural event will guarantee it’s return to The Gormalough in 2010 and see it take it’s place alongside Le Cheile in Oldcastle (previous blog) and other Festivals of all types and capacities in Meath, including Slane Castle (previous blog). See you there then in 2010 and now for some photographs …… Enda.
Peadar Farrelly : "Rock The Lough" : 29.08.09 : Ryans The Gormalough Slane Co. Meath : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Fiona Melady : "Rock The Lough" : 29.08.09 : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Ruari Coogan : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
- Ruari Coogan : “Rock the Lough” : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Damien Dempsey : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Damien Dempsey : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Damien Dempsey : "Rock the Lough" : Ryans The Gormalough Slane Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
- The Front Row Section of the 800-Strong Crowd Who “Rocked The Lough” With Damien Dempsey in Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.2009 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Yolanda Haughey (Collon) : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Caroline & Colm Ginnity (Oldcastle) : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
Declan, Anne & Richard Byrne (Kells) : "Rock The Lough" : Ryans, The Gormalough, Slane, Co. Meath : 29.08.09 : Photograph by Enda Casey : www.gasun.net & www.gasun.net/wordpress
more photographs to follow ……..