How a Bavarian blues band came to Louth for a gig and returned for a huge group holiday
How a Bavarian blues band came to Louth for a gig and returned for a huge group holiday
German band so in love with Ireland that they they brought family and friends on 'playcation'
The Bavarian Blues Brothers, family and friends went sightseeing in Louth, Meath and Dublin after their gigs in The Spirit Store, Dundalk and McHugh's Drogheda
Margaret Roddy The Argus Today at 13:00
A German band who fell in love with Ireland when they came here to perform gigs brought their families and friends along for a holiday on their latest trip to Co Louth.
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