The Medusa Fora

-- Charlton Park, near Malmesbury in Wiltshire.

This year WOMAD has various theme nights over the weekend of Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July with an early bird day on offer on the Thursday. More details have been released of Friday night's Irish Ceilidh in the Siam Tent. The artists who will be playing that evening include Sharon Shannon, Damien Dempsey, and Shane MacGowan. Sharon will be singing and playing the accordion and will be joined by an assortment of top musicians who’ve played with the very best. Damien Dempsey and Shane MacGowan will also be stopping by to give her a hand. The night of Irish Ceilidh runs from 11pm – 1am.
Details here

any lucky Medusans oin that area?

I am not loucky enooiufgh to have £150 quid spare for a weekend ticket !

Great lineup though.


Adrian Sherwood, Agricantus, Altai Ka, Asere, Asif Ali Khan, Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, Beat Bristo, Bedouin Jerry Can Band, Bill Cobham, Boy George, Buckwheat Zydeco, Cambodian Folk Dance Group, Cara Dillon, Chic, Damien Dempsey, David D'Or, Dengue Fever, Devon Sproule, Dhoad Gypsies of Rajasthan, DJ Marky, DJ TC, Dulsori, Eddy Grant, Ernest Ranglin, Finley Quaye, Gocoo + GoRo, Hamid Baroudi, Hossam Ramzy and his Egyptian Orchestra, Hot Tuna, Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara, Kasai All Stars, Kenge Kenge Orutu System, Kora, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Little Axe, Little Feat, Lo Cor de La Plana, Malam Mamane Barka, Mamani Keita and Nicolas Repac, Mavis Staples, Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan, Mista Savona, Monajat Yulchieva, Monobloco , Mor Karbasi, Orchestra Baobab, Rachid Taha, Roni Size & Reprazent, Rumberos de Cuba, Sa Dingding, Sarah Savoy & The Francadians, Shane McGowan, Shantel & Bucovina Club Orkester, Sharon Shannon, Sheikh Taha, Show Of Hands, Simone White, Squeeze, Terakaft, Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Toumani Diabate, Trans-Global Underground

duncan disorderly wrote:I am not loucky enooiufgh to have £150 quid spare for a weekend ticket !

can't ye go oine noight, when Shaneo's perfoirmoin', hoiw much's the toicket foir 1 noight?

Thats what i was hoping to do. they dont seem to have a one night ticket on sale at the moment. Hopefully they will closer to the time. If not i might just have to go dwn there and chance it.

Pretty sure WOMAD don't do one-day tickets, though I could be wrong.

20th July, Sun - Killarney Summerfest - with Sharon Shannon/Big Band, Mundy and Dessie O Halloran


1st, August, Fri - World Fleadh - with Sharon Shannon/Big Band, Mundy and Dessie O Halloran



(and you know about WOMAD already, right?)

MacRua wrote:20th July, Sun - Killarney Summerfest - with Sharon Shannon/Big Band, Mundy and Dessie O Halloran

Time: 10 July - 20 July
Address: Killarney, Co. Kerry, Republic of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)64 71560
Fax: +353 (0)64 71565
E-mail: manager@killarneysummerfest.com
Web: http://www.killarneysummerfest.com

1st, August, Fri - World Fleadh - with Sharon Shannon/Big Band, Mundy and Dessie O Halloran

Time: 28 July - 03 August
Address: The World Fleadh, Portlaoise, County Laois, Republic Of Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)57 8681155
E-mail: Portlaois@theworldfleadh.com
Web: http://www.theworldfleadh.com

(and you know about WOMAD already, right?)

I can't believe you forget to mention PINK is at the Killarney thing.

nboldock wrote:I can't believe you forget to mention PINK is at the Killarney thing.

FORGET?! Are you sure such term as "forget" fits the situation?
Look, I do not give a flying fuck about pink or any other loathesome hues, this place has nothing to do with pink (or any other loathesome hues), and it's not 2007 after all. So there are no grounds to accuse me of having sclerosis, marasmus or hiden agenda. Believe it or not. Not in that case at least..

Thanks for your interest.

Tickets for The World Fleadh (Portlaoise, Co.Laois, Ireland) are on sale since the 4th of April.

BTW! organizers are looking for volunteers:

Make a note in your books, guys! There will be no Shane & Sharon at Killarney summer fest this year.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

But the WOMAD (25th July) & the World Fleadh (1st August) are still on.
For details scroll up.

BTW: The World Fleadh has announced the line up and it's really impressive. Have a look at their site.

Sharon shannon / big band is down for glastonbury this year, any |Chance of Shane making an appearance ?

rumsodomyandthelash wrote:Sharon shannon / big band is down for glastonbury this year, any |Chance of Shane making an appearance ?

There is always a chance but I would never bet on this particular one.

Taking a summer holiday in Donegal in the summer and see from Sharon Shannons web site that she is playing with Shane at the Mary of Dungloe Festival on the 31st July the venue seems to be listed as Main Street Dungloe! Anyone shed any light on this or the festival? Staying just a few miles away- can't believe the luck of it.