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Sponsorship cards sought

Now that the dust has settled, once again we would like to congratulate and thank everyone who took part in the 2013 Broadcastathon. It was a tremendous 48 hours of live radio.

Of course, the real length of the Broadcastathon is much longer.  Our team of staff and volunteers spent almost a-day-and-a-half preparing the venue in Maxwell’s, and linking it all back to the studio.  Likewise, local FÁS staff spent two days erecting and painting the live music stage in The Square.  Other volunteers took two weeks to visit businesses in the community in order to secure advertising for the weekend’s special shows.

All of this effort needs to be rewarded.  We mustn’t forget that the purpose of the weekend was to raise funds for our station.  With this in mind, we are now asking all volunteers to please return their sponsorship cards to the station.  Joe Barrett is ready and waiting to receive your card and issue you with a receipt (and our thanks!).

Broadcastathon 2013 übergallery

20130809_16-30-39Broadcastathon 2013 has been and gone. It was a tremendous weekend, full of nervous energy, fun and great radio.

Anyone who visited our remote studio in Maxwell’s during the weekend will no doubt have been bothered by me (with a camera). Here below, you can see the fruits of that.

It’s quite a large gallery and that’s why I’m only including it after the ‘Read the rest of this entry’ link. If you can’t see the photos yet, most likely you’re on the home page and you still need to click on that link.

Please note that, as large as it is, this gallery doesn’t claim to be the complete record of the weekend. It can only feature the events I was personally at.

Right, when you’re ready, click away.
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Westport Festival photos

Dave Burnett, the host of ‘Blues, Folk and all that Jazz’ (Mondays, 7pm) brought his camera to Westport for the 2013 festival.  Here are his thoughts on the weekend, followed by a selection of his photos.

Three days have gone by since the grand finale of the Westport festival in which Elvis Costello, Imelda May and the Delorentos brought the house down and the sky exploded in a million colours with a superb fireworks display.

Already I am greatly missing the seductive charm, vibe and friendliness of this wonderful festival and of course the incredible music and talent that seemed to lure your ear around every corner. The weather held up for the most part and on Saturday the sun was actually ‘splittin the stones’!

Westport festival is a one of a kind for the West of Ireland and, with the emphasis on being family-friendly, there certainly was a lot of activities for the young ones and old alike. Certainly there was something for everyone here and that was also true with the 50+ acts that performed over the two days. Whether you’re into trad, country, pop, rock, blues, dance or even just a good old laugh in the comedy tent then your two days at Westport house would have been very well spent there. The campsite and all other facilities provided on the beautiful grounds of Westport house were second to none, and the smells that were permeating through the air from all the wonderfully creative food stalls was just heaven.

I would like to say a big thank you to Westport and to all the organisers and volunteers who made this little flash of paradise possible. It was undeniably a huge success and I can’t wait for next year!

Highlights for me include: Quality St., The Hot Sprockets, Gavin James, Alabama 3, Doghouse, Cry before dawn, The Riptide Movement and Kid Karate blew my socks off!

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