Northern Ireland band ASIWYFA has been instilling euphoria in audiences through their music in a live setting for the last five years. Their first two albums were both nominated for the Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year and they have taken their uplifting sound to places other bands could only imagine.
Walk around Damien Dempsey’s patch of Dublin’s northside and the places and people are like ancient dolmens round his lyrics. For Dempsey, people and place are King. His voice is Dublin yet wholly distinctive. He is part of a rich bloodline of Irish singers from Luke Kelly to Ronnie Drew, Christy Moore to Andy Irvine….
We want you! We are now recruiting volunteers for Vantastival 2013. Volunteering is a great way to be involved in the festival, meet new people and gain some experience in the field (literally!). Volunteers receive a free ticket for the weekend in exchange for three 6-hour shifts over the course of the festival. If you…
Following on from our recent success at the Irish Festival Awards where we won the award for BEST SERVICE, Vantastival has been shortlisted for an IMRO Award.