The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #26914   Message #328628
Posted By: MARINER
27-Oct-00 - 01:48 PM
Thread Name: Cobh Maritime Song Festival
Subject: RE: Cobh Maritime Song Festival
Dan , Cobh was indeed an intimate event and most enjoyable. I'm not so sure if it will happen again next year, I think it depends on locals picking up the reins that've been handed to them by Jimmy Crowley. I really hope it does happen, especially with singers and musicians of last summers calibre. Cyril Tawney's voice has certainly improved with the years, your description of it as "warm and full" is bang on. He hit the high notes with ease and the low notes deep ,and yes, warm and full. It was the first time Id seen Mick Maloney live since the 60s when he sang with The Emmet Folk and afterwards The Johnsons and Ihave to say it was a great buzz to hear him in the flesh again. Does anyone know what happened to Brian Bolger who sang with him around then.