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Bluegrass BBQ: Cool Hand String Band & Ian Alexander

Our ancestors who left Ulster for America centuries ago brought our heritage and traditions with them, especially when it came to music and food. This summer, we’re celebrating our musical and culinary roots with our Bluegrass BBQs.

Bluegrass BBQ: Cool Hand String Band & Ian Alexander

We’re so excited to have Omagh’s own Cool Hand String Band bringing the local energy and Bluegrass buzz to the Folk Park! Supported by Ian Alexander, you can expect stellar strings and unique sounds at this Bluegrass BBQ.

Try authentic American street food flavours at the BBQ, washed down with a Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, Ale or American Beer (all available to purchase at the bar, please drink responsibly). Bringing the little ones along? Hang out at the family games field for a game of draughts, corn hole, tin can alley and more!

You get full access to the whole visitor experience as well, as we bring the diverse and compelling stories of Irish and Ulster-Scots emigrants and their impact on the development of the United States more vividly to life. We’re calling it the STORIES OF US.

Time
10:00 to 18:00

Music Set Times 

16th August Cool Hand String Band 14:30 to 15:15 16:30 to 17:30
Ian Alexander 13:30 to 14:15 15:30 to 16:15

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