Mayo International Choral Festival 2014

The Choral Festival commenced with the opening concert in Holy Trinity, Westport on Friday.

Frank is ready for the off!

The Saturday of the Festival weekend saw the Mayo Male Voice Choir at their competition venue at G.M.I.T

Joseph in place - Supersub - warming up before our perfomance
The favoured pose of our Director for photos. A little reluctant you might say!
Our erstwhile accompanist Rebecca, now on the injured list...her injury does not impact on her texting...thank God for that!!
The back row, with Michael Brett marshalling the troops.
The front row. Not as interesting but they would feel left out if the were not included in the pictures!
The front row but from a better angle! Oh! Scratch that! There is no such thing as a better angle to photograph the front row.
The nerves start to kick in - in the GMIT hall just before kickoff. I wonder who was missing from that empty chair?
The opposition. Huntingdon Male Voice Choir from England. They look like they mean business.
We had actually won!!!!! Judges Gwyn Arch and Jean Claude Wilkins with our esteemed director Deirdre - now grinning from ear to ear - we have won, we have arrived, watch out Derry and Sligo!!
On the way out we wished Athlone well - they were lined up for the off in the Ladies final (actually the Barbershop finals!).
Our beautiful winners plaque - made in Achill.
Dan McGuinness, our President, holds aloft our plaque and cert. Careful there Dan with lifting heavy loads..you're not as young as you used to be!
Everyone wanted to be snapped with our plaque - Tom O'Hora was determined to get in on the act!
So were Larry, Pat and Patsy...basses are the backbone of any choir....I know you will all agree with me!
Finally, a change of personnel as Luke is determined to get "Satisfaction" and be included!.
Barbershop in the GMIT
Barbershop in the GMIT
Winners - Athlone Acapella.
Runners Up - Sligo - Tone Cold Sober
Just a glimpse of the impact of Mayo Choral Festival - streams of people heading to Christchurch for the next phase of competition.

The Gala Performance saw us back on stage again at the the TF Royal theatre on the Saturday evening.