30/07/2012

Council Presents 6th Northside Music Festival

Dublin City Council's Arts Office presents the Northside Music Festival 2012 which takes place across north Dublin city from the 6th to 26th August.

The Northside Music Festival offers a range of summertime musical events and provides access to live music from traditional, Hip-Hop/Rap to Gospel with a rich array of Irish and International talent to local communities. Admission to all performances is free.

This year's exceptional music programme will be held in distinctive settings such as city parks, community centres, churches and civic spaces.

With a stunning line up including Slide, The Lace, Rooftop Anthems, Dublin Gospel Choir and Temper-Mental MissElayneous to name but a few, the Northside Music Festival 2012 is not to be missed.

Supported by the Arts Council, this year's festival features family orientated music master classes, sit-in sessions and workshops. The aim of these workshops is to directly engage young talent with the highest level of professional expertise while celebrating inter-cultural activity taking place across the city.

(CD/gk)

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