Woodbine dates in October

Tony O'Brien reports that Woodbine (above) will be out playing on at least three of the weekends in October. Starting on Sunday 2 October, the band will be in Tuohy's, Pound St., Rathdowney, Co. Laois - an intimate venue and one of Woodbine's favourites.

Three weeks later Woodbine can be seen and heard on all three days of the Bunratty Bluegrass Festival in Co. Clare, playing in the evening concert on Friday (21 Oct.) and at the session venues in Bunratty Village during Saturday and Sunday. Finally, at the end of the month they'll be at the Balla Bluegrass Festival in Balla, Co. Mayo, on Sunday 30 October. Any proposals for gigs on the other two October weekends should be put to Tony via the Woodbine contact page.

Woodbine's Facebook includes a brief video clip from one of their sets at last weekend's Bluegrass Music Festival in the Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh. Co. Tyrone. Many other videos and photographs of bands at the Festival can be seen on the Park's Facebook.