By Dan Walsh
The Blackstairs Blues Festival is Ireland’s longest running Blues festival and the 31st festival takes place in Enniscorthy venues this weekend – Friday to Sunday, September 12th to 14th, and the musicians and pubs are hoping for large crowds and plenty of fun.
Recently, the festival launch took place in Rackards Bar on Rafter Street, where the idea for Enniscorthy hosting a Blues festival originated way back in 1995, and apparently it was a fine occasion (WexfordLocal.com invite appears to have strayed!) with music on the night provided by Martin Cummins ‘The stone-cold hobo’ with his unique style of bottle neck blues.
The designated venues establishments for this year includes; Stamps and The Hole in the Wall, Market Square, Dawson’s Lounge and Bar, Pig Market Hill, Rackards, Rafter Street, Donohoes, The Duffry, Holohans, Slaney Place, The Antique, Slaney Street, Treacy’s Hotel, Templeshannon, and Enniscorthy Castle.
There are also fringe events scheduled for Enniscorthy Library, The Cotton Tree Café and Holohans.
A full programme of events is freely available online and with flyers in pubs throughout the town.
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