Memorable show from two great bands

WHILE attention has been given by the media to Cork’s Midsummer Festival, I have not read anything about a beautiful concert at Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral on June 22.

Blarney Brass and Reed Band and the Star of the North Concert Band from Minnesota in the US provided a relaxing night of music in Cork’s wonderful old cathedral.

The audience experienced a touch of midsummer magic. Blarney Brass and Reed played for the first half of evening – and what a splendid band it is.