Artists are flocking to the city from far and wide to take part in one of the biggest musical showcases in the country – including Odd Meter Fairy and the Jazzys who have just flown in from South Korea. Here’s a video of some of the highlights from last year’s festival to get you in the mood. Earlier today Mayor of Derry and Strabane, Councillor Patricia Logue, and Council Jazz Festival Coordinator Andrea Campbell, met up with Junhyun Park, Mi-Kyeong Doherty Kim, Donghyun Kim, Jiwoong Choi and...
The City of Jazz and Big Band Festival has kicked off, with a fabulous live launch event in the Guildhall on Thursday showcasing an array of homegrown talent. This is just the first night of the Jazz Festival. The festival is hosting 450 artists across 72 venues, and you will struggle to be bored this weekend. Keep an eye here for more highlights from the Jazz Festival.
The festival is hosting 450 artists across 72 venues, and you will struggle to be bored this weekend. Among the artists setting the Jazz standard for this weekend are The Paul McIntyre Quartet, Joe and Sharon Quigley, John and Fiona Trotter, Jim Whiteside and Joseph Leighton. The majority of the events are free, making quality live music available to everyone, looking at the programme for the Jazz festival you can see all the main bars of Derry have some live music to get you up and out of your...
Looking back it might seem like a different world entirely, but Elaine and many others wish to capture some of that world in our modern day. The Journal spoke with Elaine to find out about her business, herself and the state of local business in Derry. So, who is Elaine Duffy and what is Vintage star? “Vintage Star is my little boutique. About a year ago I launched the shop myself. “I was part of the ‘Reimagine’ pop up show for a couple of months and I got plenty of experience there. After that...
The Guinness World Record attempt will get under way at 12pm on Saturday, May 4, along Shipquay Street and is being held to raise funds for the Mayor’s charities Foyle Hospice and the Ryan McBride Foundation. The event is open to all and will take place during Derry’s Jazz Festival, which is running over the Bank Holiday Weekend and is one of the largest of its kind in Europe attracting tens of thousands of people. The current record is held by Galway-based Charity Ability West, which managed...
Following the colder conditions and rain returned over the last few days, we should now see a return of more dry, sunny and settled weather into the Bank Holiday weekend. The clouds have already parted this Wednesday morning and things are set to heat up with both Met Éireann and the Met Office stating that today will be mainly dry and sunny across the region with temperatures reaching 15 degrees this afternoon and evening across Derry, Strabane and Donegal. And there is further good news for...
Huddersfield is again to play host to a three day jazz guitar festival beginning on the 31st May. Showcasing a blend of British talent coupled with an American virtuoso, this event promises to be a celebration of jazz excellence and will be testament to the diversity and dynamism of the jazz guitar genre. This year’s line-up boasts an impressive array of performers, including British jazz icons Jim Mullen and Gary Potter along with the Charlie Christian Collective, Adrian Ingram and ex E.L.O...
In partnership with Tourism Ireland and in association with legendary Irish pub O’Donoghue’s - the place where it all started for The Dubliners back in 1962 - Seven Drunken Nights tells the story of a career spanning 50 years and invokes the spirit of Ronnie Drew, Luke Kelly, Barney McKenna, John Sheahan, Ciaran Bourke and Jim McCann. Leading the ultimate feel-good Irish show, this hugely talented cast of musicians and singers bring the music of this iconic group back to life. Now in its seventh...
Hundreds of people welcomed spring with open arms and fairy wings during the Tulip Fairy & Elf Festival on Pearl Street.
David Shaw, right, lead singer of The Revivalists, jumped off stage and got
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