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Thread #70410   Message #1207156
Posted By: MARINER
14-Jun-04 - 04:09 PM
Thread Name: Cobh Maritime Song Festival 2004
Subject: RE: Cobh Maritime Song Festival 2004
Aye, 'twas a good one all right. Not a lot of sleep but worth every minute of lost kip.The walk up to that pub "The Roaring Donkey" was a killer but it too, was well worth it, just to hear the fine songs and great chorus'ringing out at 2 a.m.at the "Top o' The Town" It was great to see and hear Johnny Moynihan, a much under appreciated musician and singer.( His parody on "Mother Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" knocked me out. Has anyone any idea of the words? ) Great too to hear and to meet Dan Milner and Bob Conroy, The Press Gang, John Connolly, Mick Maloney , The Caniffe Family and that fine singer from Girvan,Robbie Rob.And where would we be without Cork's finest the one and only Jimmy Crowley?. Sound man Jimmy, never let it be said your mother reared a jibber!
Personal thanks to the pilots of Cork Harbour for letting us moor the old Passion Wagon in their car park. Unfortunately on the way home I tore my A