Summer in West Cork

The summer Season in West Cork, Eire was very busy and very successful for me with solo gigs and performances with various bands.
I played a weekly solo gig at Fitzpatrick’s, Kilcrohane every Wednesday from 30th July through August.
Matt and Lorna Morton travelled down from County Mayo to join me for a weekend of bookings as ‘Gawkey’ – Fri 1 Aug at the Fastnet Bar, Goleen, Sat 2 Aug at The Tin Pub, Ahakista and Sun 3 Aug at Fitzpatrick’s, Kilcrohane. We played traditional Irish tunes and songs which were well received at each venue.

Gawkey at the Fastnet Bar, Goleen

I played in various sessions. The one below was a mixture of tunes and songs and took place in O’Meara’s Bar, Goleen with young and old joining in.

Session in O'Meara's Bar

Session in O'Meara's Bar

On the 10 Aug, I played with ‘Take the Floor’ at the Myross Wood Fete, Leap.

‘Take the Floor’ at the Myross Wood

The following weekend I played bookings Chris and Marilyn Mills from Oxford as ‘The Quarries.’ We played Fitzpatrick’s, Kilcrohane on Fri 15 Aug and the Tin Pub, Ahakista on Sat 16 Aug.

Quarries at The Tin Pub, Ahakista

The Tin Pub is a strange venue with breath taking views as can be seen below:

View from the Tin Pub beach

The entrance to the Tin Pub