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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Jan 11, 2014 10:21:51 GMT 10
Damien will be appearing at this Festival on 26th April, 2014
Join us from Friday 25th April to Sunday 27th April 2014
Koroit comes alive when the Irish Festival comes to town with entertainment and activities for the wee people and the old. Join the friendly folk of Koroit for some traditional and not-so-traditional Irish games, music, dancing, a fabulous street parade and some good craic.
Festival History
The Koroit Irish Festival began in 1997 and was the braichildren of Maurice Molan who at the time was Koroit’s representative on the Moyne Shire Council.
Maurice Molan and a group of close friends began the festival with the first two years held in High Street Koroit. In 1999 the festival moved to its current home in the heart of the town, Commercial Road. The move proved a winner showcasing the towns centre with the Village Green and the Koroit Theatre the main music venues.
In 1998 the festival hosted the Australian Danny Boy Championships for the first time, an event which has become a signature of the festival. The festival prides itself on providing great Irish music and putting Koroit and its proud Irish heritage on show for all to see.
In 2011 an estimated crowd of 2000 came through the gates on the Saturday of the festival to celebrate Koroit’s big day.
About the Festival
The Koroit Irish Festival is a vibrant and exciting celebration of a small town's Irish heritage. Beginning in 1997, the festival was the brainchild of a local group of people who knew Koroit's rich Irish heritage and close knit community should be celebrated and shared with a broader audience. The initial concept has grown into a major inclusion on the south-west's event calendar, with thousands of people travelling from far and wide to experience quality entertainment in a traditional setting. Koroit's rolling green landscape and rich volcanic soil made it a popular choice for Irish immigrants fleeing the Great Potato Famine in their home country and it is these strong Irish roots that have resulted in the entertaining Koroit Irish Festival we see today.
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Jan 30, 2014 1:18:27 GMT 10
www.moynegazette.com.au/story/2053073/koroit-irish-festival-lands-big-names/?cs=1232Koroit Irish Festival lands big namesJan. 30, 2014, 12:30 a.m. THE Koroit Irish Festival has landed some big names for its 2014 festival headed by the signing of chart-topping Australian-Irish performer Damien Leith.Leith has also been announced as the ambassador for the 2014 Koroit Irish Festival, which takes place on the weekend of April 25-27. Leith shot to fame in 2006 when he won Australian Idol with singing sensation Jessica Mauboy the runner-up. His debut single Night of My Life reached number one on the Australian charts and was also a top 10 hit in Ireland. He has released seven albums with two of those reaching the number one on the Australian charts. Over the course of his decorated career Leith has won an ARIA award and his appearance at the Koroit Irish Festival will be part of a national tour to promote his latest album Chapter Seven. Leith will perform a show on the Saturday of the festival with the Koroit Irish Festival the first Victorian show of his tour. His duties as festival ambassador will include presenting the award to the winner of the Australian Danny Boy Championship. He follows on from the great humanitarian Moira Kelly who was festival ambassador last year and remains as the festival patron.
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Post by dmac on Jan 31, 2014 0:49:10 GMT 10
This sounds lovely for Damien  Thanks Braffy  oh my.... a Danny boy Championship...  |
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Post by plugger on Jan 31, 2014 21:08:27 GMT 10
Thanks Braffy.....oh wow! I am not sure where it is .....have to do a little search! I think you mentioned near Warnabool .......it may be still to far for me. But I am sure Melbournians will go.
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Post by princess1 on Feb 2, 2014 14:55:43 GMT 10
Yes it's near Warnambool, it's a long way, it'll have to be a road trip with an overnight/overweekend stay if we go
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Post by plugger on Apr 8, 2014 21:59:13 GMT 10
Is anyone going to this one? Any road trips in Victoria, it is a long way for sure.
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Post by princess1 on Apr 15, 2014 5:53:28 GMT 10
I'd love to go Plugger but I'm not doing it on my own  |
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Post by plugger on Apr 18, 2014 20:40:48 GMT 10
No Princess to far n your own......to far for me too! Hopefully you get to another show soon. |
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Post by Spud on Apr 23, 2014 14:45:22 GMT 10
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 23, 2014 21:53:21 GMT 10
 I hope he picks you too Spud 
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Post by dmac on Apr 24, 2014 1:20:56 GMT 10
Reckon you'd be a cert Spud  probably the only Spud he knows
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Post by plugger on Apr 25, 2014 9:22:23 GMT 10
It would have to be you Spud!
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 26, 2014 15:15:30 GMT 10
I hope Princey and Trilly ask him if he was looking for Spud. How awesome.
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Post by plugger on Apr 26, 2014 21:58:50 GMT 10
Hope so Braff...definitely awesome.
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Post by dmac on Apr 26, 2014 23:58:08 GMT 10
How fantastic that there were members there 
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oh my.... a Danny boy Championship... 
