Folk festival set to reach its highest note yet

The 35th Cork Folk Festival will be the best ever, according to organisers, and will feature many of Ireland’s and Europe’s finest musicians.

The four-day festival on Oct 2-5 takes in 30 venues, and will boast headline acts such as Mozaic, featuring Andy Irvine and Donal Lunny, and a concert entitled A Stór Mo Chroí with household names John Spillane, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and Lumiere.

The festival, which is gaining a reputation on the Continent, will also see the return of Scotland’s Eddi Reader along with Alan Kelly Gang, while Frankie Gavin features with his new Dé Dannan line-up.