Bluegrass at the Maiden City

The Maiden City Festival at Derry, which ends tomorrow, continued (thanks to Frank Galligan) the 'Bluegrass on the Walls' element established in 2000, and was certainly enjoyed by the bands taking part - the Niall Toner Band, Bill Whelan's OXO Boys, Woodbine, and the home team, Acoustic Grass. The festival programme cover, above, shows Acoustic Grass's Tony Curran (banjo) and Dessie Crerand (fiddle). For the full many-faceted programme of events, which included a concert celebrating the showband days of the Grass's lead singer and guitarist Frankie Robinson, see the Festival website.


The Niall Toner Band in front of the Walls of Derry