Ards Guitar Festival 2007

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Thanks to everyone who made the event a success again this year

Here are some photos from 2007...

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following organisations for their very generous support of the 2007 festival:

Ossia Music

Avalon

The Ivy Bar

Matchetts Music

The Streat

Grace Neill’s Bar

The Quay’s

A Special Thanks to Paul McMordie, Alan Bearman, Ernie McMillan, Darren Porter, Stevie Wright & Marty Coney.

Thank you to the following venues for hosting the Battle of the Bands 2007 and for their continued support:

Live at the Warehouse

Down Arts Centre

Share Centre

Flowerfield Arts Centre

Foreword

Hello and welcome to the 11th Ards International Guitar festival. As always, we hope to have brought you a wide and varied selection of guitar entertainment. It is always a great pleasure to be involved in this event, and as we enter the second decade, there are a few changes behind the scenes. It's still all the same people doing the work, just with new titles, and a different structure of organization. Hopefully all you'll notice from the viewing side is that this continues to be the fantastic celebration of guitar music it always has been.

Thanks for making the festival what it has become, because without the support of the audiences, we couldn't do this.

-Ernie McMillen Director and Avalon Guitar Luthier

Ards Borough Council is delighted to be lending their support to the 11th year of this distinctive and energetic live music Festival.

We have a splendid line-up of the finest blues, folk, Rock classical and Jazz guitarists with something to appeal to every taste. Highlights include the incredible Peppino D’Agostino, Andrew White, Antoine DuFour and Brian Gore with a celebration of International Guitar music.

Try your hand at one of a series of workshops or take an exclusive tour of the Avalon Guitar Factory. The Saturday night bill at the Queen’s Hall is not to be missed with a superb line-up featuring The Eric Bell Band, Preston Reed & the enigmatic Clive Carroll.

And finally The Ivy Bar, Streat Cafe and the Honey Pot Cafe are hosting a fantastic series of free fringe concerts throughout the Festival featuring the cream of local guitar talent.

Become part of the buzz and enjoy the vibrant atmosphere at the 11th Ards International Guitar Festival!

Councillor Robin Drysdale, Mayor of Ards

Click here to download the Ards Guitar Festival 2007 Brochure in PDF format.