Luthiers' showcase at Westport, Sat. 11 June 2016

In addition to the events shown in the Westport festival programme flyer, reproduced on the BIB on 21 May, the schedule for Saturday 11 June includes a luthiers' showcase from 11.30 a.m.

2016 will be the third time the Festival has included this feature, and for the second year in succession it will be held in the Westport Town Hall Theatre on the Octagon. The Festival website says:

We will be including award-winning mandolin and guitar maker Brian Lofthouse, award-winning bow maker Gary Leahy, prolific and long established violin maker Graham Wright.