The Stonecold Hobo

31/05/2026

Great gig at O'Donnell's last night, packed so it was!! Last gig for us this afternoon at McGinleys from 4pm. See yiz adin🤘😎🎸

30/05/2026

Tonight's venue, see you adin😎🤟🎸

The buzz around the is absolutely electric already, and the line-up at O’Donnell’s Bar is stacked for the weekend.

Here’s what’s lined up there:

* Thursday night – Continental Op 10pm

* Friday night
*John singleton 7pm
*Jack Austin Despy Band 10:30pm

* Saturday afternoon
*Lonesome Pete 4pm
*Groan men 7pm
* The Stonecold Hobos 10:30pm

* Sunday afternoon –
*The Mississippi Sheiks 2pm
* The Recliners 10pm

And that’s only one venue — the whole town of Ballyshannon is going full tilt with acts like Billy F. Gibbons, Band of Friends, Nine Below Zero and The Zac Schulze Gang across the weekend.

The atmosphere people describe online is what makes it special — loads of free pub gigs, music spilling onto the streets, and blues fans from everywhere gathering in Rory’s hometown.

You can check the full official programme here:
Rory Gallagher Festival 2026 Programme🎸💃

29/05/2026

Day one of the RORY GALLAGHER INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FESTIVAL captured impeccably by the great Keery Irvine Photography

29/05/2026

Two down, three to go. At The Lantern Bar tonight from 10.30. Get in early, it fills up quick like👍😎🎸

28/05/2026

Not bad for a Thursday afternoon at the RORY GALLAGHER INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FESTIVAL Good man lads!

27/05/2026

All roads eventually end up somewhere. This weekend, our road ends up in Ballyshannon for the annual RORY GALLAGHER INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FESTIVAL. We have five shows over the course of the festival, hope you can join us for one or two. Good man lads🤟😎🎸

Working On Rock N Roll (c) is an original tune performed live at Ro...

25/05/2026

If your heading to RORY GALLAGHER INTERNATIONAL TRIBUTE FESTIVAL this weekend, check out this brilliant app designed by our good friend Stephen Brennan from Coldshot blues band. It's a slick piece of programming and very handy to know what's what and where and when for the whole weekend. Give it some love, and buy him a coffee!

https://rorygallagher2026.netlify.app/

It's 100% free, with no ads and no data collection - just for the community.

23/05/2026

Great work as always from the mighty Terry Hanna Photography. Delighted to be back at it with International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival Warrenpoint at The Foresters Club last night, brilliant reception from a lovely crowd, thanks for the support. Off to The Blind Pig Speakeasy, Dublin tonight from 10.30pm. See ya! 🎸😎🤘

19/05/2026

The Stonecold Hobo, Martin Cummins, is a singer-songwriter from Co. Louth whose solo acoustic set blends reimagined blues classics with powerful original material. A master of slide guitar, Martin draws deeply from the roots of the tradition, echoing the spirit of Elmore James, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi Fred McDowell, while also tipping his hat to more modern influences such as Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page. His performances are raw, expressive, and deeply authentic—stripped-back blues delivered with grit, feel, and real emotional weight.

The Foresters, Warrenpoint. BT34 3NE Fri 22nd May 8pm
International Guinness Blues on the Bay Festival Warrenpoint