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)
What's this? The Naas Wild Food Festival?? On a music blog??? Well... Yeah, actually it is. But fear not, I wasn't there for the food, I'd only music on my mind and this was the first gig of a packed weekend!
Actually, I'd already eaten before going, so I wasn't in the mood to try any of the stalls there, but I'm sure they were all delicious!
They actually shut down Poplar Square in Naas for this festival tonight. The last time I remember the main street in Naas being shut was for the pig races way back, years ago, for the Punchestown Festival. I was going to say there were no pigs tonight, but I do recall seeing a stall serving Hog, so yeah...
Anyway, the music. Tonight we had Sina Theil open the proceedings. I've seen Sina plenty of times over the last few years and she puts on a very good country rock show. A good mix of her own songs and some well known crowd pleasers.
After Sina, we had some legends of the Irish music scene, we had Kila perform. Somehow, I'd never managed to see Kila live before. I've been to many gigs, many festivals, but our paths never crossed before! Shocking, I know. Tonight made up for it though, they are simply amazing live. A heady mix of Irish trad music infused and influenced by styles from around the world. They had the crowd dancing in the streets!
Oh and how could I forget, Paddy Casey joined them on stage for a number and the dancing changed to singing for a little while.
All too soon it was over, but don't worry, there is a second day of the festival to enjoy. I believe Sharon Shannon and Mundy will be headlining tomorrow night, so if you're around Naas, head on down!
Check out the photos below:
Actually, I'd already eaten before going, so I wasn't in the mood to try any of the stalls there, but I'm sure they were all delicious!
They actually shut down Poplar Square in Naas for this festival tonight. The last time I remember the main street in Naas being shut was for the pig races way back, years ago, for the Punchestown Festival. I was going to say there were no pigs tonight, but I do recall seeing a stall serving Hog, so yeah...
Anyway, the music. Tonight we had Sina Theil open the proceedings. I've seen Sina plenty of times over the last few years and she puts on a very good country rock show. A good mix of her own songs and some well known crowd pleasers.
After Sina, we had some legends of the Irish music scene, we had Kila perform. Somehow, I'd never managed to see Kila live before. I've been to many gigs, many festivals, but our paths never crossed before! Shocking, I know. Tonight made up for it though, they are simply amazing live. A heady mix of Irish trad music infused and influenced by styles from around the world. They had the crowd dancing in the streets!
Oh and how could I forget, Paddy Casey joined them on stage for a number and the dancing changed to singing for a little while.
All too soon it was over, but don't worry, there is a second day of the festival to enjoy. I believe Sharon Shannon and Mundy will be headlining tomorrow night, so if you're around Naas, head on down!
Check out the photos below:
