New mini-festival kicks off in Newcastle

Locations will include mini-festivals in Whitehead, Cushendall, Ballycastle, Rathlin and Portrush.

The first event will take place at the Anchor Bar, Newcastle on Saturday January 26 and will feature a stunning line-up of Matt McGinn alongside pianist John McCullough, NI Music Prize winners The Wood Burning Savages, a screening of the acclaimed film The Irish Pub, and whiskey tasting, followed by a DJ set from Joe Lindsay.

Now in its third year, the award-winning company Snow Water’s vision and title are inspired by Michael Longley’s collection and it aims to provide collaborations with new and established artists, and to promote Northern Ireland’s artistic excellence locally and internationally.

One of the Artistic Advisors of Snow Water, Joe Lindsay, commented: “We at Snow Water wanted to put together something that shared the things we love, the things we enthuse about, the things that keep us going. More than enough for memorable days and nights away. We say ‘away’ because we want to take the best of music, spoken word, film and dancing to some of the most special places in Northern Ireland. A series of unique, curated events in venues where music and good times are the very foundations of the buildings. Music and great times; we’re really great at that here.”

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