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St. Coleman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland

The Cathedral Church of St Colman in Cobh, Ireland was built between 1868-1919. It’s a Roman Catholic cathedral, church of the diosese, and overlooks the Cork Harbor from the top of Cathedral Place (a hill). It’s been dedicated to St. Colmán of Cloyne, patron saint of the Diocese of Cloyne.

Cobh, co. Cork Ireland

The cathedral measure 64 metres long, 36.5 metres wide, with the steeple being 91.4 metres tall (300 ft), making this gothic revival style cathedral the tallest church in Ireland. It is primarily constructed of blue Dalkey granite with Mallow limestone dressings, and a blue slate roof from Belgium. The bell tower contains Ireland’s only carillon, which with 49 bells is the largest in the British Isles. It contains Ireland’s largest bell, named St Colman which was originally installed in 1916, before being restored in 1998.

The video below is from the outside of the cathedral, with a bit of music added.

@phoenixrosedsgn St. Coleman's Cathedral, Cobh, Ireland #cobh #cathedral #countycork #ireland #music #gothic #catholic #church #stonework ♬ Ave Maria (Canto Gregoriano) – Sexteto Cantábile

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Abuse your Illusion

For me, last Friday was a busy night. Not only did I get to do some great whiskey tasting at the Dublin Whiskey Festival, I made it to Fibber Magees in time to catch a Guns and Roses Tribute (cover) band, called Abuse Your Illusion.

The band started at 11 PM, and did a full 2 hour set covering all of the best Guns and Roses songs. The above is some of the highlights and photos put together into “video” format. (Sorry it’s a bit far back as I was at the back – to avoid the front pit.) Overall, the crowd was pretty great, and as you can hear from the video, they were singing along to everything from Patience, to Sweet Child o’mine to November Rain, to Paradise City, and Knocking on Heaven’s Door, and Live & Let Die. I can’t imagine how hot the band was (under the spotlights and in costume) but they really had down the mannerisms and sound of the original. They were brilliant, and I look forward to going again when they’re in town.

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Australian Pink Floyd

Australian Pink Floyd

Tuesday night, I was fortunate enough to head to the Australian Pink Floyd performance at the Olympia theater. It was sold out and deservedly so!

Australian Pink Floyd

While my seat wasn’t the best (behind a column) the performance was amazing. They had a huge round screen set up, lasers, smoke and that was just the beginning. Their musical sound was tight and super spot on to the original Pink Floyd that we all know and love.

Australian Pink Floyd

The best part was really the crowd though. As the concert began, everyone was quiet and listening. However as the performance went on, folks became more animated, clapping, whooping and whistling. Then… during Comfortably Numb (and from that point on) the entire audience was participating – doing what can only be described as a “Pink Floyd Sing along”. I love it when that happens – it’s like the entire crowd takes over, starts singing – and all that’s needed is the band for the background music. It’s those moments where you really feel inspired, and like everything else strips away – and there is only the music and we are all the “musicians”.

If you get the chance to go see the Australian Pink Floyd Live, I’d recommend it. (Just watch out for the obstructed view seats at the theater!) You can find out more about when /where their performances will happen on their website at http://www.aussiefloyd.com.

Australian Pink Floyd

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