Irish band to play gig

border next month.

The evening, at Black Park, Halton, will be held on October 3 from 8pm.

Dave Andrews of Offa Events, which is organising the concert, said: "Dervish’s agent contacted me out of the blue. They’re such a huge name I just couldn’t turn down the ppportunity to put them on. It’s another big moment for us. Dervish have played all over the world and don’t tour in Britain very often. They’re only here for one week so we’ve been very lucky to get them."

Offa Events is run by Dave and his wife Jane Trudgill. Together they have organised more than 100 concerts in the Oswestry area during the last 15 years and have specialised in attracting big names.

"Over the years we’ve managed to entice musicians you’d normally have to travel to cities or large towns to see. At the same time, we’ve always had a focus on local talent and in particular young musicians."

With a focus on artists from the Celtic nations, Offa Events, have also hosted internationally-renowned

musicians such as Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham from Scotland and other big name Irish bands such as Altan and Lunasa.

"Black Park is a new venue for us and is ideal in many ways. There’s an excellent sound system, raked seating, a bar and a large car park. Also it’s less than a minute from the A5/A483."

For tickets and enquiries email offaevents@aol.com or phone 01691 650293.