Culture That Made Me: William 'Hammy' Hammond of Cork Folk Festival
William Hammond is about to oversee the 46th Cork Folk Festival. Picture: Diane Cusack
Born in 1959, William ‘Hammy’ Hammond, grew up in Fermoy, County Cork. He volunteered with the Cork Folk Festival in 1986, becoming its co-director three years later.
In 1988, he published the first of three set-dancing books. He was a founding member of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival in 2012. Last year, he published .
