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DylanFest 2010 is on in Moville

Posted Thursday, July 1, 2010

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DylanFest Moville 2010

It's on again in 2010 - Ireland's only annual DylanFest.

The first three years were highly successful.

It will take place from July 1st to 4th this year.

DylanFest 2007

The first DylanFest was only organised with six weeks notice after the idea was first mooted.

We managed to get in touch with 7-piece The Phantom Engineers, Ireland's best Dylan band.

A band was booked from Belgium to play on the first night in the main square of Moville, Donegal.

The Phantom Engineers played the Saturday night in the Malin Road round the corner.

Pubs

Also six of the town's pubs took part in Ireland's first ever DylanFest and put acts on over the three nights and days of the festival.

Top Dylanologist Michael Gray was booked to do a talk on Dylan in the town.

The festival was judged a big success.

DylanFest 2008

It was decided that we must do it again in 2008.

This time Italy's top Dylan Band, Slow Train Band, was booked to appear and they played in the main square on the Friday night.

PetTommy & The Heartbeats from Germany who had organised the successful Berlin DylanFest, played on both the Friday and the Saturday nights.

Phantoms

Again the top of the bill on the Saturday night in the Malin Road was The Phantom Engineers.

The DylanFest took place in 7 of the town's pubs in 2008 from the Thursday night this time through to the Sunday night.

DylanFest 2009

In 2009 it took place in four of the town's pubs. Three pubs where it had previously been held had been closed down, hopefully temporarily.

There was music on from Thursday to Sunday.

The highlight was the gig by the The Plea in the Town Clock on the Saturday night.

People were talking about it for ages afterwards. They really are a special band.

The other highlight, people were saying, was the open air gig in the picturesque grounds of the hostel at Gulladuff House, where festival goers were able to enjoy a series of bands playing beside the oldest bridge in Ireland, which dates from the 6th century and which passes over the brown trout holding river Bredagh.

DylanFest 2010 - July 1st-4th

The big news this year is that Peter Landecker is bringing his play Long Time Gone: Words & Music by Bob Dylan over to Moville for its European Premiere.

Peter had input from Dylan himself on the content of it and received permission from him to use his words and music.

He will be informing him that he is bringing the play to Moville.

Headline Acts

The joint headline stars for this year's are Al-Diesan and Pino Tocco from Italy and James O'Connor and Audrey Trainor from down south who are fresh from their recent Top Ten chart hit Falling Up - which peaked at Number 9 at the end of April.

They played the DylanFests of 2007 and 2008 and after skipping a year they are coming back again.

According to local musician and teacher Paddy McLaughlin, Al-Diesan is the best Dylan performer he has seen.

"The people of Moville are in for a treat, you can tell them from me" said Paddy.

Also coming back will be Mickey 'the Hat' Roberts who has played the last two DylanFests in Moville and both years at the Manchester DylanFest.

This year is shaping up to be the best yet.

Accommodation

If you want to book accommodation there is hotel, bed and breakfast, self catering, hostel and camping facilities locally, at very reasonable prices.

For those who want to book accommodation now (before the best places get booked) take a look here Accommodation

Here is the Programme of Events for 2010

A bus will run from Moville to Limerick on the Sunday for those that want to take in both the Moville DylanFest and the man himself on the Sunday. See here DylanFest to Dylan Bus

The DylanFest Facebook page is here - Facebook