DEBARRA’S of Clonakilty have been nominated for the ‘IMRO Nationa Live Venue of the Year 2013′ as well as the ‘Munster Live Venue of the Year 2013’. The nomination place’s the folk cub in Clonakilty amongst giant venues throughout the country such as The Olympia, the O2 and the Pavillion in Cork. DeBarra’s is also
Article in ‘The Examiner’ By Eoghan O’Sullivan NOBODY is quite sure when John Spillane began his residency in De Barra’s Folk Club in Clonakilty, West Cork. The pub’s manager, Ray Blackwell, says it was about 10 years ago, while the singer himself, who remembers first playing the venue more than two decades ago, is also
It’s 30 years since De Barras Folk Club in Clonakilty began hosting live music. In that time it has earned such renown that you might just wonder if Christy may even have understated things a little. Long-standing associations with Mr Moore himself, Noel Redding (the Jimi Hendrix Experience) Paddy Keenan (The Bothy Band) and folk
