Last weekend Finsbury Park, one of the main park in North London, was transformed into a wonderland for Irish music lovers.
Despite the weather, more than 70 thousand people of any age took part in the Feis Festival between Saturday and Sunday.
With the likes of The Cranberries, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Thin Lizzy -just to mention a few- it was far from unenjoyable.
Gunel Addullaerva is a hairdresser from Stoke Newington and came to the festival with her partner. “This is my first time at the Feis Festival; I came yesterday to see the Afro Celt Sound System performing and they were simply great! I am sure tonight is going to be exciting as well and I will be happy to come next year,” she said.
Despite the vast repertory of Irish music, some of the participants were no really happy about the organisation. Christopher Whitby is a museum worker from Finsbury Park and was at the Festival for a second day in a row to see his favourite singers on stage. “This Festival is all right, I had the chance to see The Gaslight Anthem yesterday and today I am here because of Van Morrison’s performance but the organisation is a bit disappointing. Queues are long anywhere and it feels a bit like a local fair,” he said.
Many professionals linked to the world of music took part in the Feis Festival, as well. Stuart-Roy Clark is photographer from the Lake District and came to London to make pictures for one of his exhibitions. “I produce books and art exhibitions all over the UK and I have collected material from 155 festivals in six summers, but this is the first one in am attending in London. The best pictures will go into one of my next exhibitions,” he said.
A Feis is a traditional Gaelic arts and culture festival and this year it was its first time in Finsbury Park, which was partially closed to the general public for the duration of the build and on event days.
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