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Máirtín de Cógáin: The False Start

 

Projects

Captain MackeyCaptain Mackey's Goatskin & String Band

Captain Mackey's Goatskin and Stringband is a new venture by Corkmen Jimmy Crowley and Máirtín de Cógáin. The band takes its name from the American-born Fenian, Captain Mackey, and a legendary Cork folk band from the sixties, Paddy's Goatskin and Stringband, which had a seminal effect on Jimmy's musical life. The Stringband's membership is fleshed out by the addition of Irish fiddler Valerie Plested and guitarist Don Penzien for a mighty sound, indeed! Captain Mackey's will be officially releasing their CD, Soldier Songs: The Irish Abroad and Soldiering, in late 2009.

Fuchsia BandThe Fuchsia Band

The Fuchsia Band are a group of four lads from Co. Cork, Ireland who play, dance, sing, and generally have a good time like it (used to be) is in Ireland. Traditional Irish music with emphasis on fun and general entertainment!

 

Theatre

bloodBlood+Bandage
is a new festival designed to support and foster new plays and new forms of theatre emerging in Cork. Based in the Granary Theatre, this first annual festival featured work by Meridian, Granary Theatre and Be Your Own Banana and showcases three Cork pieces developed in the city.

www.meridiantheatre.com | www.granary.ie


ThailandThailand: What's Love Got To Do With It?
by Brian Desmond and Máirtín de Cógáin was a sell-out success in the Cork Midsummer Festival 2007. A hilarious romp through the brothels of Pattaya, this savage satire on Irish sex tourism is being showcased here and will tour nationally with the support of Meridian Theatre Company. Featuring the legendary Máirtín de Cógáin, Thailand is a no holds barred account of cheap thrills in exotic places. Buzzing with wit and sly intelligence, it also cheerfully slams a culture closer to home where everything has a price and hardly anything has value.