Fleadh Festival

The FLEADH Festival has always been the highlight of my Summer. If you're wondering what the FLEADH is- here is a taster of some of the music that was on offer last time around: NEIL YOUNG WATERBOYS AIMEE MANN GARY MOORE STARSAILOR BILLY BRAGG JASON DOWNS CELTUS THE MEN THEY COULDN'T HANG AFRO CELT SOUND SYSTEM Quite a mixed line up of music. So much so that there really is something to suit everyone's taste. HOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ON? ================================ The FLEADH Festival has been running for 12 years. WHERE IS THE FESTIVAL AND WHEN? ...

I had never been to a music festival before so I was a little unsure what to expect. Little did I know I was in for such a treat. A friend of ours who lives in Walthamstow had asked us if we would like to go to the Fleadh at Finsbury Park, in London. It is an Irish music festival with two main stages and the Corrs were one of the top acts there that year (1999). Dave and I both like the Corrs and quite fancied the experience so we said yes. Soon after the tickets had been booked we found out that Capercaillie would also be appearing and we was thrilled about that, as they are one of our favourite bands. We went to stay with our friend in ...