54°14′52″N6°58′15″W / 54.2479°N 6.9708°W / 54.2479; -6.9708 The festival takes place in Monaghan town, with venues located across the town, and a main stage typically located in a large marquee in the New Road/Glen Road car park. Pubs across the town play host to smaller gigs in what is collectively known as the "Blues Trail".[4]
Historyedit
The first Harvest Time Blues festival took place in 1990, to "promote and enrich the cultural life of Monaghan, the North-East and Ireland".[weasel words][citation needed] The festival was an initiative between Somhairle MacConghail, the Arts Officer for County Monaghan, and local publican and blues enthusiast Seamus McKenna.[citation needed] The festival has taken place every September since, except between the years of 2001 and 2006, and was originally sponsored by Heineken.[citation needed] Performers who have appeared at the festival over the years have included Van Morrison in 1998, Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, and ex-Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.[3]
^. Harvestblues.ie. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^"GulliverIreland.com". Goireland.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ ab. Monaghantourism.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
^. Galway Advertiser. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 November 2010.
External linksedit
Official Harvest Time Blues Website
Media related to Harvest Time Blues at Wikimedia Commons
December 15, 2023
harvest, time, blues, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, decem. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Harvest Time Blues news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Harvest Time Blues also referred to as the Monaghan Rhythm and Blues Festival is an annual music festival held in Monaghan town in Ireland Since its launch in 1990 it has been described as one of Ireland s leading live music festivals 2 Performers appearing at the festival have included Van Morrison Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and ex Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor 3 Harvest Time BluesFlyer for 2010 eventGenreBlues Funk Soul Rock Reggae Jazz Reggae DatesFirst weekend of September 3 4 days 1 Location s Monaghan IrelandYears active1990 2001 2007 presentFounded bySomhairle MacConghail Seamus McKennaWebsiteharvestblues ie Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLocation edit54 14 52 N 6 58 15 W 54 2479 N 6 9708 W 54 2479 6 9708 The festival takes place in Monaghan town with venues located across the town and a main stage typically located in a large marquee in the New Road Glen Road car park Pubs across the town play host to smaller gigs in what is collectively known as the Blues Trail 4 History editThe first Harvest Time Blues festival took place in 1990 to promote and enrich the cultural life of Monaghan the North East and Ireland weasel words citation needed The festival was an initiative between Somhairle MacConghail the Arts Officer for County Monaghan and local publican and blues enthusiast Seamus McKenna citation needed The festival has taken place every September since except between the years of 2001 and 2006 and was originally sponsored by Heineken citation needed Performers who have appeared at the festival over the years have included Van Morrison in 1998 Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac and ex Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor 3 nbsp Tommy Castro at Harvest Time Blues 2007See also edit nbsp Blues portalList of blues festivals List of folk festivalsReferences edit gt Press release 2010 Harvestblues ie Archived from the original on 22 December 2015 Retrieved 21 December 2015 GulliverIreland com Goireland com Retrieved 21 December 2015 a b Towns and Villages in County Monaghan Monaghan Monaghantourism com Archived from the original on 1 March 2011 Retrieved 29 October 2010 Take a break at one of Ireland s many autumn festivals Galway Advertiser 5 August 2010 Archived from the original on 26 November 2010 External links editOfficial Harvest Time Blues Website nbsp Media related to Harvest Time Blues at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harvest Time Blues amp oldid 1149930365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
