Cois Fharraige was a three-day Irish surfing and music festival, held in Kilkee, County Clare from 2007 to 2009. The name is derived from the Irish language phrase meaning "beside the sea". It was notable as Ireland's first surfing and music festival and was a joint project between MCD and Sony Ericsson.[1] The 2008 event was held from 5–7 September.
| Cois Fharraige | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Surf music |
| Dates | 11–13 September |
| Location(s) |  Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland |
| Years active | 2007–2009 |
| Website | www.coisfharraige.com |
2007 festival
editThe 2007 event took place from 7–9 September in Kilkee, County Clare.
The first set of bands announced to play included Ocean Colour Scene, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Republic of Loose, The Blizzards, Kíla, Tom Baxter, Róisín Murphy and Buffalo Souljah.[1] Within days, Badly Drawn Boy and The Enemy were added to the line-up.
The event ran on an invitation only basis, for surfers with a required standard of surfing. An invitation was issued from The West Coast Surf Club to all suitable applicants. The surf event offered 48 competitive places to applicants.[2]
2007 line-up
editFun Lovin' Criminals – The Blizzards – Róisín Murphy – Majella Murphy – Peter O' Connell and Ferret Friends – Srah SLUH Rooney – Paddy Casey – Ocean Colour Scene – Republic of Loose – The Enemy – 28 Costumes – The Kinetiks – Badly Drawn Boy – Kíla – Tom Baxter – Buffalo Souljah – Delorentos – Newton Faulkner.
2008 festival
editCois Fharraige 2008 took place from 5–7 September in Kilkee. It was headlined by Travis, Supergrass and The Zutons. Also appearing were The Futureheads, Seasick Steve, The Coronas, Cathy Davey, Kíla, Starsailor, Ocean Colour Scene and 28 Costumes.[3] Early Bird three-day festival tickets cost €79.50 until 11 August and after that prices rise to €89.50. Tickets went on sale at 09:00 on Friday 13 June.[4] They had sold out by 28 August. There were no day tickets on sale in 2008. Travis's headlining set received an honourable mention on RTÉ's Gigs of 2008 list.[5]
2008 line-up
editThe Zutons – The Futureheads – The Coronas – The Kanyu Tree – Supergrass – Seasick Steve – Kíla – The Broken Family Band – 28 Costumes – Travis – Starsailor – Natty – Ocean Colour Scene's Simon and Oscar – The Joe Brown Band
2009 festival
edit| Cois Fharraige | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Surf |
| Dates | 11–13 September 2009 |
| Location(s) | Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland |
| Website | www.coisfharraige.com |
Cois Fharraige 2009 took place from 11 to 13 September in Kilkee. On 13 May 2009, it was reported that MCD had applied for a licence to hold the festival.[7] It featured acts such as Doves, The Zutons, Newton Faulkner, Noah and the Whale, The Hold Steady, Stereo MCs, The Lightning Seeds and Jerry Fish & The Mudbug Club.[8] The Blizzards and Laura Izibor were later added.[9]
The 2009 festival was a flop and poorly attended. The organisers of the event suffered huge financial losses as a result. 2009 was the last year of Cois Fharraige.
References
edit- ^ a b "Surfing & Music festival set for Clare". MUSE.ie. 13 July 2007. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Badly Drawn Boy and The Enemy added to Cois Fharraige". MUSE.ie. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 25 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
- ^ "Live: Cois Fharraige Festival". State. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ "Supergrass and the Zutons do like to be beside the seaside". Phantom FM. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 3 June 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Music Blog – Gigs of the Year". RTÉ. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Starsailor, Kíla, Natty for Cois Fharraige with Sony Ericsson". Hot Press. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
- ^ "MCD apply for Cois Fharraige licence". Hot Press. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- ^ "Cois Fharraige acts announced". Hot Press. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "The Blizzards & Laura Izibor join Cois Fharraige line-up". Hot Press. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.