Culture That Made Me: Avril Stanley, founder of the Body & Soul festival
Avril Stanley of the Body & Soul festival.
Avril Stanley, 48, grew up between Galway and Ontario, Canada. In 1998, she organised the Body & Soul section at the UK’s Big Chill Festival. In 2004, Body & Soul formed part of the inaugural Electric Picnic Festival. In 2010, it became at a standalone independent arts and music festival and a summer solstice fixture in Ireland’s cultural calendar. This year’s Body & Soul Festival is at Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath, 17-19 June. See: www.bodyandsoul.ie
