Uilleann piper Ian busking on the streets of Cork a week or so ago.  “Why not get paid to practice” is his attitude.  So true!

In another online life, I play the pipes myself with the Cork Pipers Club.

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As I mentioned the other day, the above installation was put in place for the Culture Night last Friday.  I’m not sure how long they are going to be there but they remind of an ad for Channel 4 when I’m driving into town and see them from across the river.  Does this constitute art for you?

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Tigh Filí, or The Poet’s House in English, on McCurtain Street – I like the use of the old Irish script where a dot over the g signifies a gh. I’m not sure if this is still where they’re based as their website says they’re at the new Cork Arts Theatre. Well worth checking out from the website info.

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Not sure where theses guys are from but there were certainly some colourful outfits at the Festival of the Bull mentioned on yesterday’s post.

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Last June the car park at Blackpool shopping centre was taken over by a very well run and enjoyable festival, Festival of the Bull. From a page on last year’s festival:

The Festival of the Bulls is a communal celebration of Blackpool; it’s past and present.

The bulls ran through Blackpool for over 300 years. They were the heart of the city which, at its peak, saw over 90,000 cattle a year running through its streets.

I don’t know if it’s happening again this year but I hope it is. We even got lovely weather for it last year!

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