Old connections brought me to a fantastic public music event in Sligo last week that featured over two hours of very varied but unique local music talents rocking Sligo’s Stephen St car park for free with ‘Stadium Anthems’ under the baton of of ace musician and director, Kieran Quinn.
Delighted to see launch of Sligo Food Trail – a ‘who, what, where and how to get there’ for all Sligo’s many food offerings.
The departure of a long-standing employer is never a good thing but in how it responds, the region can play a huge role in ensuring that all that follows is not bad.
Music is something Sligo does more of and better that most areas. It has diverse talents, diverse events, great venues, a legacy that goes back almost a century and generations coming through with music as a natural part of their childhood. It’s time for the many music interests in Sligo to get together and hatch a plan to make Sligo a ‘place of music’ to which others will come, spend time, and return.
My day today was spent with family, friends and community paying tribute to the passing of an older member of the extended family. The community effect is healing. We really should try it more often.
Sligo hoped #Yeats2015 – a planned year long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of ‘our’ poet – would be a focal point for a national and international interest in the region. It turned out largely as we would have hoped and established a foundation for the region worth building on. The challenge now is to do so in a meaningful way.
From the outside looking in... 