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Music fans "don't think twice"
about DylanFest
14.08.14
HOT on the heels of its
eighth BeatlesFest, the seaside town of Moville is
now turning its attentions to its eighth DylanFest
on the Lough.
Stuck Inside of Moville takes place from August
21-24 and attracts the best acts from all over
Europe as well as music lovers from all over the
globe.
Organiser Gerry McLaughlin said Dylan tribute bands,
who now firmly mark Moville on their annual calendar
of gigs, have told him they believe it's become
Europe's biggest festival of Dylan music.
Moville's DylanFest takes place over four days both
indoors and outdoors.
Dylan acts will play at St Eugene’s Hall, Rosato's,
Maguires, Rawdon's and the Open Air Putting Green
Cafe which overlooks Lough Foyle. |
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Italian tribute act Al Diesan playing
in Rosato's, Moville, last year. DylanFest organiser
Gerry McLaughlin says that despite speaking little
English, Al Diesan from Sardinia, is "fluent in
Dylan". |
Festival goers can also
look forward to some great gigs in the Redcastle
Hotel - which joins the list of venues for the first
time this year.
“When I came here I noticed that there was a big
following of Bob Dylan in Moville. That was mainly
due to a local teacher called Paddy McLaughlin, who
has seen Dylan almost 40 times and who had instilled
into two generations of Movillians a love of Bob
Dylan and his music," said Scots-born Gerry.
"So I said, 'why not have a Dylan festival here?'"
Gerry said news of the festival has been reaching
more and more Dylan fans at home and abroad as the
years roll by.
"A guy flew all the way over from California for it.
The festival has grown each year and Moville is now
a focal point for Dylan lovers in Europe," he added. |
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