Heartfelt rock from Ireland with Winter Heart
Guest contributor Claudi is bringing you Ireland’s Winter Heart.
Americana from Ireland: Jamie Stanton #music365 #day32
After listening to some of the Saturday acts of Ireland’s Indiependence festival from afar (having my heart bleed for not being there), among those leaving a lasting impression was Jamie Stanton. With … Continue reading
What do you see when you look at the top 20 singles of Spain, Ireland, UK and USA?
Sales charts are important: it’s where the money talks, it’s where the most well-known and most profitable acts reside (for now at least). So it’s always interesting to take a … Continue reading
Ryan Sheridan #30bandsin30days
Another busker from Ireland. Ryan was spotted busking on Grafton Street in Dublin and managed to get himself a record deal, which lead to the release of his first single … Continue reading
Featured gigs for next week (10-16th of August) #LiveItUp
My favourite gigs this week span again from indie to jazz – although I rarely venture into the latter, one does need it from time to time!
4×4 at the Ruby sessions
An Australian and a Hungarian go into a bar in Dublin… It could easily be one of those dumb jokes but what do you know, it’s my life.
The Riptide Movement
I stumbled across this interview with Malachy Tuohy, the singer-songwriter of The Riptide Movement. He was asked about the inspirations behind the songs, my favourite topic when it comes to … Continue reading
O Emperor, sea, obdurate
Word of the Day Obdurate adj. Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action. Band of the Day: O Emperor The 5-piece band from Waterford has two albums … Continue reading
The Kylemore love story
Fictional story based on my current visit to Ireland’s Kylemore Abbey that truly has a romantic history. “Kylemore built this to the memory of his wife who died young” – … Continue reading
Is it a comeback? :)
I’ve been rather quiet on this blog mostly because I was focusing on so many other things but also because my muse was on holiday. Until that is, I myself … Continue reading
Music and Photos: Woven by Ian O’Doherty
It all started with a random facebook post. One of the smaller Irish music pages I’m following put up a video with Ian O’Doherty playing unplugged. And I was thinking, … Continue reading
Music and Photos: Stars in My Eyes by The Original Rudeboys
Dublin is famous for its busking culture. Every musician played on the streets at one time in their career and it definitely gives a certain edge for the visitors as … Continue reading
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