UPDATE: Click here for Parade route.
I did a photoshoot for the Macnas last week to promote their upcoming parade for the Galway Arts Festival: Apocolopolis. I’m on a float with a disturbingly shallow wheelbase, but it’s actually quite steady, and once I get past that initial 15 seconds of telling Debbie the director that I can’t do it, it’s fine. I had my own trusty photographer with me that day: my son Naoise, who held his own among the likes of Joe Shaughs and Andrew Downes. The following are all his shots.
The parade is on this Sunday the 20th July. I’ll put a Google Map up of the route when I know what it is!
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Getting ready for a Macnas photoshoot
Sun shines on the Macnas Parade 2007!
Just finished the Macnas Parade 2007. I was “Mr. President” in the Unfinished Symphony section at the end. Great fun and it didn’t rain! Below are a few pre-parade images: And of course my bad self, pre-makeup. Well done Gavin, Triona, Fiona, Peter, Bill, Mike and all the gang (there’s a lot of new faces … Read more
Macnas Needs Stewards!
Macnas Needs Stewards!
Come along this Sunday and help Macnas!
Would you like to be involved in the Macnas Parade? Then come along this Sunday and be a steward!
This weekend I’ll be mostly…
On Saturday I’ll be entertaining the children from Chernobyl at their picnic in Woodquay in Galway and then on to Cloonacauneen Castle for a wedding. On Sunday I’ll be playing one of the many characters in the Macnas Parade (yes they asked me nicely again this year!) And then there’s the second week of the … Read more