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Feedback @ Abbeyfest 2010 by AbbeyfestAbbeyleix2

Beef Supreme @ Abbeyfest 2010 by Abbeyfest Abbeyleix1

Dave Morrissey & Friends @ Abbeyfest 2010 by Abbeyfest Abbeyleix1

Thanks to every one who submitted photos from Abbeyfest 2010. Below are a collection of some of the photos we recieved. If you would like to submit more photos, please email them to pat@abbeyfest.com or alternatively create a Google photo stream (Picasa) or yahoo (flick) slideshow and email us the link to that.

Click here to check out the photos.

Dermot ‘Blues’ Byrne @ Abbeyfest 2010 by Abbeyfest Abbeyleix

I wasn’t there at the time. Which makes me doubly happy that the good people from Brightsky.ie were to record it.

Eleventy Four – Live @ Abbeyfest 2010 by Abbeyfest Abbeyleix

Its almost a month now since the festivities began and we decided to take a well earned break here at Abbeyfest Towers for the rest of June.

As you are probably aware, we had the good people from Brightsky.ie down all weekend recording events as they progressed. Can’t thank them enough. Trojans.

We have recorded most of the audio from the weekend and got footage from (hope, hope) all the acts that performed in our town over the three days.

We are testing Soundcloud at the moment, which allows us to give you a little taste of what is to follow.

One track from Dermot ‘Blues’ Byrne below. We wondered how the Blues would go down in the Horseshoe. After 2 mins we knew – and it was all gravy.

Stay tuned.

Dermot ‘Blues’ Byrne @ Abbeyfest 2010 by brendanphelan78

Hello All,

Hope you are all gearing up for the weekend in Abbeyleix.

PDF Brochure is available to download from the site here.

Family fun, art, theater, music, film, literary readings and a wealth of community events are all waiting for you.

Abbeyleix is most certainly the place to be this weekend – and we even hear the weather is going to be top notch.

Happy hunting and we hope to see you all there.

We’ve been busy little bees here at Abbeyfest Towers over the long weekend.

Not only do we have the full line up confirmed and timetabled, we have also amassed a huge collection of content on each of our artists for you to browse.

Times and Location are included, and we will have brochures and timetables available in your locality by Thursday 10th. They will also be available to download right here at abbeyfest.com.

So what are you waiting for:

MUSIC LINE UP

ART / THEATER LINE UP

ABBEYFEST DOCO FILM COMPETITION

Click Abbeyfest Events Timetable to download Timetable of events.

We promised you a good mix of artistic expression the weekend of June 11^th, 12^th and 13^th, and the good people at Abbeyfest Towers stick to their guns.

Alongside the reggae, the blues, the rock, the trad, the clowns, the soccer and the skittles, we are proud to announce the inclusion of Conor Brennan, an emerging visual artist currently living and working in Portlaoise.

The work, we believe, speaks for itself.

Below is his ‘artist statement’. His work will be exhibited as part of a solo exhibition in the Abbeyleix Library over the weekend and we encourage you to check it out.

“I feel so lost every minute of every day. But I must admit, I love it. The ambiguous nature of being human is one of the greatest feelings I’ve ever known. Terribly humbling and empowering all at once. It moves me deeply, at times to tears. Read the rest of this entry »