New Orleans fever to banish the blues

Cork is set to go a little bit New Orleans this weekend as the best jazz musicians from home and abroad descend for a Cork City carnival.

New Orleans fever to banish the blues
Sat, 27 Oct, 2012 - 01:00
Conall Ó Fátharta

Now in its 35th year, the three-day festival will pack in as much music and partying as is physically possible to fit into a bank holiday weekend.

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