No one, and I mean no one, goes to TribFest to be cool. After all, it's hard to look cool dancing to the music of Joe Dolan, ABBA, Tom Jones, Cher or Queen, well, maybe Queen, but... No, people go to TribFest to party, to listen to great music and most of all, to have fun. Fun, that's the most important part of a festival, and it was in abundance this year! The festival was a three day affair this time out and, for the first time, kicked off with a night dedicated to hard rock and metal, featuring IE/DC (AC/DC), Live Lizzy (Thin Lizzy), Whiplash (Metallica) , Guns Reloaded (Guns n' Roses), and Legendary (Bon Jovi). Was it loud? Yes, yes it was. Did it rock? Most certainly! Were the leather clad crowd entertained? Most definitely. What a way to kick off TribFest! Live Lizzy Whiplash Legendary Guns Reloaded IE/DC Night two of TribFest was a much more relaxed affair with sets from Mairead Rooney (Shania Twain), The Classic Beatles (The Beatles), Will Power (Joe Dolan)
I don't remember the first time I saw Mairead Carroll live, it's been a while and there have been many gigs in between, but what I do remember about the first time is how quiet, almost shy she was on stage. Well, not any more! She took to the stage tonight, in the legendary Cobblestone Pub in the heart of Smithfield in Dublin, like a seasoned pro, full of confidence and chat. It wasn't long before her performance lured in tourists from the main bar who seemed to really enjoy Maireads mix of song, poetry and fiddle playing. It certainly got their feet tapping! A lot of Maireads songs can deal with death, darkness, mental health, so when she closed the night off with a cover of Whitney Houstons "I Wanna Dance with Somebody", the crowd were up on their feet singing and dancing along! Great stuff!! Mairead was joined on stage by Richard Breen on guitar and vocals and support on the night was from Taylor D , who has recently released a great single called Let Me