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Thread #28673   Message #358635
Posted By: MARINER
17-Dec-00 - 03:35 PM
Thread Name: Tell us about your town...and the music.
Subject: RE: Tell us about your town...and the music.
Wexford in the south east of Ireland. We've been inhabited by the Vikings, the Normans,the English and just about anybody else who fancied their chances. As a result we're a fair mix of races here. The fact that we were also a seaport helped in the mix.Little of ancient Wexford is left , thanks to unbridled "development" over the years, but it's still a nice place to live. There is music in all of the 60+ pubs in town, organised and impromptu . The Wexford Arts Centre is the H.Q.of music in town, mainly trad and folk. Every musician prominent in that field has played Wexford some time in their career.One of the main music pubs is called "The Sky and the Ground" after a song title by local man Pierce Turner. Just last night another local man Larry Kirwan, of New York based Celtic Rockers "Black 47" gave his first solo concert in the Arts Centre, a mighty night was had by all. For further info on Wexford visit southeastradio.ie and browse through the links.(sorry I can't do blue clickys)