Entertainment
Thursday 25th August 2011
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Lunchtime 12:30pm - 2pmFiona Scott-Trotter - Performing everything from Rat Pack classics to the Buena Vista Social Club - you never know what you are going to get next, but it’s guaranteed to be great!
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Afternoon 3pm - 4:30pmRonnie Greer - The Blues guitar legend with some of the finest musicians in the country serve up blues, roots and jazz.
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Early Evening 5:30pm - 7pmJames Huish Micheal Buble Tribute Show - One of the top live tribute shows currently touring Ireland, James and his band deliver a breathtaking and engaging performance complete with an amazing live nine piece band.
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Evening
8pmBagatelle - One of Ireland’s supergroups with millions of albums sold worldwide; the internationally renowned Irish rock band Bagatelle, well known for their pop hits Second Violin and Summer in Dublin, will be performing a high energy set to legions of loyal fans when they headline on Thursday 25th August.
Friday 26th August 2011
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Lunchtime 12:30 - 2pmAoife Doyle Trio - One of the most exciting new starlets on the music scene in Ireland. She has been working with the top players at the top festivals with the likes of saxophonist Alex Mathias and pianist Johnny Taylor.
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Afternoon 3pm - 4:30pmDave Taylor - One of Europes most versatile vocalists, Dave possesses an immense vocal range from rock anthems, R&B to the sweetest soul ballads. Backed by the superb Taste Fest House Band for this performance.
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Early Evening 5:30pm - 7pmGrainne Duffy - Grainne’s wonderful mix of blues rock and soul and her treatment of a few carefully selected standards charged with true emotion will leave festival goers begging for more.
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Evening
8pmNiamh Kavanagh & The Illegals - Niamh is featured as the main female lead and backing vocalist on the soundtrack of The Commitments film. The Illegals are quite simply, the best Eagles and West Coast tribute band in the country.
Saturday 27th August 2011
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Lunchtime 12:30 - 2pmCormac Kenevey Band - A favourite perfomer at jazz festivals across Europe, Cormac and his band will be getting the party started on Saturday.
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Afternoon 3pm - 4:30pmRonnie Greer - The Blues guitar legend with some of the finest musicians in the country serve up blues, roots and jazz.
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Early Evening 5:30pm - 7pmRooftop Anthem - This popular Dublin-based, five-piece outfit perform an eclectic mix of sing-along anthems that strike an almost instant connection with the listener, and will capture the Taste Fest audience from start to finish.
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Evening
8pmFlash Harry - Simply the best tribute show to Queen in all of Europe; one of the world's greatest rock acts, with all the fabulous hits.
Sunday 28th August 2011
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Lunchtime 12:30 - 2pmKevin Morrow Band - Kevin Morrow, alias Holywood Slim is a highly entertaining singer with a remarkable spread of material in his set from the Flip Flop Fly to the arrangements of Love Songs made famous by Chet Baker
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Afternoon 3pm - 4:30pmRonnie Greer - The Blues guitar legend with some of the finest musicians in the country serve up blues, roots and jazz.
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Early Evening 5:30pm - 7pmTir na nOg - The duo formed by Leo O’Kelly & Sonny Condell in Dublin in early 1970, caused somewhat of a sensation, both on the folk and rock scenes, almost as soon as they stepped off the boat trainfrom Ireland.
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Evening
8pmOtis and The Elevators - OTIS & THE ELEVATORS make an eagerly awaited headline return to the TASTE FEST programme immediately drawing comparisons with the slick sharp suited soul R&B reviews of the fifties and sixties. The band have recieved rave reviews from their performances in Paris, Copenhagen, Nice and Sardinia.