Headford prepares for weekend of music as Headfest returns from Covid break

It’s been three years since the last Headfest, and the festival organisers are delighted to be back again, doing what they love — bringing music and fun to Headford’s June Bank Holiday Weekend. And thanks to the local Men’s Shed group, they’re setting the bar higher than ever this time!

This year’s festival line-up includes Mike Denver with locals Break Free on Friday, June 3; All Folk’d Up with another local act, The Shift, on Saturday June 4, and Johnny Brady with Ciaran Rosney on Sunday, June 5.

In addition to this, there is a family-friendly music event under the Ceol an tSamhraidh banner, on Monday, June 6, featuring Little John Nee, with Tara Stacey as support.

This event is supported by Galway County Council Arts Office and funded through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Local Live Performance Scheme.

As always, Headfest continues to be driven by the community, with the generous support of local business who sponsor three evenings of music from renowned Irish acts over the course of the weekend, said committee member Aisling Keogh.

“Beyond this though, there is a very real community spirit at the heart of the festival. Requests for help from various clubs and groups are always met with a positive response,” she added.

In an unusual turn of events, this means that in 2022, Headford Men’s Shed are actually making the bar counter for the festival tent.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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