Galway Folk Festival 2022 took place at Monroe’s last week featuring live performances from John Francis Flynn, I Draw Slow, Ultan Conlon, Dani Larkin, Woven Kin and Sonny Casey. Photos by Ciaran O Maolain
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In the latest installment of The First Time, Belfast-based photographer Joe Laverty catches up with Louise Holden of Dublin-based roots/Americana five-piece I Draw Slow to pry, ever so respectfully, into the “firsts” of her music-listening, loving and making life. As always, Joe also took the above stunningly nice portrait photo of the vocalist just after her band’s set at Happy Valley Festival in Thomastown in June. Admire Joe’s copious and ever-expanding talents right here and read on to learn about Holden’s rather marked historical appreciation of The Cure. First album you bought? I’d like to say the Carter Family but actually I think it might have…