Holy Shmoly! » Saor Patrol http://ocaoimh.ie Look what I found today! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:27:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Saor Patrol in Cork http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/28/saor-patrol-in-cork/ http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/06/28/saor-patrol-in-cork/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:26:43 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89493778 Continue reading →]]> Saor Patrol, a Scottish band “with their vibrant pipe tunes and drum rhythms [that] please and excite many a crowd” certainly lived up to their reputation when they played for the crowds in front of Brown Thomas on Patrick Street this afternoon.

I came upon them when they were nearly finished but the few minutes of music I heard was exciting and lively, and my son Adam totally enjoyed the spectacle. When the crowd clapped in appreciation, Adam joined in, and almost jumped out of his buggy to dance to the beat!

They were playing in Cork City Hall today as part of the Your Mental Health awareness campaign by the HSE. Depression and other mental health problems still have an awful stigma in this country. People can be reluctant to talk about those problems, families and friends hide them away, or pretend they don’t exist, but they’re health problems like any other. With the right treatment at the right time most people can be helped.

Listening to Saor Patrol certainly lifted my spirits. I was tired and worn down but their music reinvigorated me!

Edit – I was wrong. The mental health event they were promoting is a Scientology event. Not a HSE one. Can’t believe those maniacs managed to hire out City Hall. I definitely do not want to have anything to do with that crowd. Ugh.

Meadows Fringe Festival (doesn’t do them justice at all.)
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