Dublin trad group The Scratch added to the Cork Jazz Festival lineup

Metallers-turned-folk-favourites are set for the Opera House on Sunday October 29 - just before the release of their second album
Dublin trad group The Scratch added to the Cork Jazz Festival lineup

The Scratch on stage at All Together Now Festival 2023. Photo: ATN/Stephen Golden

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023 - 11:18
Mike McGrath Bryan

The lineup for Cork's Jazz Weekend just got a little heavier.

Joining Matthew Halsall, Gilles Peterson, Amaro Freitas, Bixiga 70, and The Charlatans among others on the October Bank Holiday weekend will be Dublin festival favourites The Scratch - best known for fusing elements of Irish folk and traditional music with the power and precision of their own rock and metal roots.

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