We arrived on Friday night to find Waterford a hive of musical activity with all sorts of ensembles performing within a stones throw of each other. In the Tower Hotel, there was a glam rock theme in the ladies outfits on their way in for a reunion of 70s local rock band, Simon while across the road in the Theatre Royal, showband fans had further opportunity to indulge in nostalgia and upstairs a gap of centuries was bridged in a programme of Baroque favourites paired with contemporary Finnish music
We made a beeline for City Hall where The Irish Chamber Orchestra were ensconsed in the Large Room upstairs. Being a little too late for the opening we bided our time and listened from the lobby downstairs where Ronan Collins looking a little sombre in a black suit was hosting the showband show 'Reeling in the Showband Years'. Both groups had tall portable screen signs at their respective entrances to ensure patrons didn't get mixed up and find themselves in the wrong time zone .
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| Full House at The Large Room Waterford City Hall |
We arrived on Friday night to find Waterford a hive of musical activity with all sorts of ensembles performing within a stones throw of each other. In the Tower Hotel, there was a glam rock theme in the ladies outfits on their way in for a reunion of 70s local rock band, Simon while across the road in the Theatre Royal, showband fans had further opportunity to indulge in nostalgia and upstairs a gap of centuries was bridged in a programme of Baroque favourites paired with contemporary Finnish music
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| Oonagh Ken Cathy fiddlers three |
