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Crawl a
great celebration of music on our doorstep
• The Dublin Castle was again fortunate enough to be
be included in the Camden Crawl.
I wish to declare from my observations, as a small venue
operator, that it was again a phenomenal success. As I stood
at the doors to the street I witnessed smile after smile upon
hot, flushed sweaty music lovers who again knew they had witnessed
something special.
Big friendly ‘bye byes’ came after wave after wave
as I thanked them for coming to the Dublin.
Dozens of Supergrass fans knew they had witnessed a very rare
and intimate gig performed by their heroes. For the others,
the tourists, the live music lovers and the music industry that
attended, who had witnessed a raw, hot and sweaty delivery of
live music, delivered to the audience loud yet intimate. The
Dublin Castle had the honour of Supergrass performing –
a big band, with a big pa in a very small venue. All present
knew this was going to be special and it was!
I even noticed your CNJ reporters Roisin Gadelrab and Charlotte
Chambers right in the thick of it all. They emerged from the
gig, hot, sweaty and smiling! The support to the Camden Crawl
was incredible and the majority of it was unannounced and unexpected.
I was happily surprised to find members of the Department of
Culture Media and Sport hanging out with the music fans enjoying
the night. Even the chair of the UK Live Music Forum Fergal
Sharkey was there to talk to fans and to offer help, encouragement
and support to the events.
I was also delighted to find council Officers of Camden’s
Art and Tourism Department were in attendance to enjoy the evening
and ensure that things ran smoothly.
Our councillors were also touring the venues keeping a watchful
eye on Camden Town and offering guidance and encouragement to
all. The Camden Crawl is a great way to promote Camden, its
musical history and its economy.
The Camden Crawl 2006 was a fantastic celebration of live music
on our door step. It underlined Camden as the launch pad for
bands onto the world stage.
It is an unrivalled celebration that must continue. Where else
would successful bands and musicians happily return to year
after year to contribute to this phenomenon? Camden is famous
the world over for its live music. Let’s keep it that way.
Henry Conlon
Landlord
The Dublin Castle
Parkway, NW1
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