{"id":523,"date":"2013-06-13T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T09:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2014-11-10T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T10:13:37","slug":"banter-at-the-kinsale-arts-festival-052-july-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-at-the-kinsale-arts-festival-052-july-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter at the Kinsale Arts Festival (052, July 2013)"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s time for Banter to hit the road.\u00a0We\u2019ve a couple of summer specials on the schedule and the season starts at the\u00a0Kinsale Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday July 13.There will be four Banter sessions at the festival on the day in different venues around the town with special musical guests performing at each Banter. Details of venues and acts will only be announced on the day so follow the festival on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for announcements.<\/p>\n
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Cork = Rock<\/strong>: join\u00a0Ashley Keating<\/a>\u00a0(Frank & Walters, Red FM, FIFA Records),Brendan Canty<\/a>\u00a0(Feel Good Lost) and\u00a0Stevie Grainger<\/a>\u00a0(Red FM, The Pavilion) as they talk about Cork\u2019s music now and then.<\/p>\n

Bruce Springsteen and Ireland<\/strong>: seeing as The Boss is heading to Ireland this month to play to 140,000 fans all over the country, Springsteen aficionados\u00a0Lilian Smith<\/a>\u00a0(RTE Radio One),\u00a0Eamon Sweeney<\/a>\u00a0(Irish Independent) and\u00a0Harry Browne<\/a>(journalist, lecturer and author) discuss his appeal.<\/p>\n

Meet the Curators<\/strong>:\u00a0Fiona Kearney<\/a>\u00a0(Glucksman Gallery) and\u00a0Claire Power<\/a>(Temple Bar Gallery and Studios) discuss the art of the curator and gallery director.<\/p>\n

State of the Books Nation<\/strong>:\u00a0Siobhan Mannion<\/a>\u00a0(RT\u00c9 Radio One The Book On One),Eoin Purcell<\/a>\u00a0(New Island Books) and\u00a0Eithne Shortall<\/a>\u00a0(The Sunday Times) gauge the health of the books nation.<\/p>\n

More information on what else is happening in Kinsale during the festival \u2013 including afternoon tea with Darina and Rachel Allen, a reading by City of Bohane author Kevin Barry, quips from Maeve Higgins and performances from DJ Kormac, Daithi, Wyvern Lingo, Donal Lunny, Little Bear and many more \u2013\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And we\u2019ll be announcing details next week of what we have planned for Banter at the\u00a0Kilkenny Arts Festival<\/a>\u00a0in August.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s time for Banter to hit the road.\u00a0We\u2019ve a couple of summer specials on the schedule and the season starts at the\u00a0Kinsale Arts Festival\u00a0on Saturday July 13.There will be four Banter sessions at the festival on the day in different venues around the town with special musical guests performing at each Banter. Details of venues … <\/p>\n