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A helicopter put a piano on the 150-foot roof of Blarney Castle and other stories from the Cork Jazz Festival archives

We’ve delved into the archives to share some of our favourite stories from the last 40 years of the Cork Jazz Festival.

A helicopter put a piano on the 150-foot roof of Blarney Castle and other stories from the Cork Jazz Festival archives

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Helicopter helps musicians to hit the high notes in Blarney

From the Cork Examiner, October 25, 1985

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