Oh I thought I'd found a balance Between the Skies and the Earth "Down on the ground" Commanding immediate attention, Galway-based visual artist and singer songwriter Brigid Mae Power is a unique voice in the current musical landscape. Ploughing … [Read more...] about Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds
Folk
Olivier Bogé: When Ghosts Were Young
This is a recording that can be heard as on ode to the innocence of childhood […] that manages to reconnect with the ghosts […] we once were and with which, as adults, we sometimes fleetingly come into contact again. Vincent Bessières - CD liner … [Read more...] about Olivier Bogé: When Ghosts Were Young
The Gloaming: Live at the NCH
Following in the footsteps of The Chieftains, Planxty, the Bothy Band and more recently Altan or Lúnasa, The Gloaming is one of the rare traditional Irish music bands to enjoy a commercial and critical success both a home and abroad while at the same … [Read more...] about The Gloaming: Live at the NCH
Danish String Quartet: Last Leaf
Our guiding principle for choosing repertoire has always been pretty simple, we only perform music we like. Asbjørn Nørgaard Born in Denmark and now in their mid-thirties, Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen (violin), Asbjørn Nørgaard (viola) and Fredrik … [Read more...] about Danish String Quartet: Last Leaf
This is How we Fly: Foreign Fields
Formed in 2010 and featuring The Gloaming's Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Hardanger d’Amore), Seán Mac Erlaine (clarinets & electronics), Nic Gareiss (percussive dance) and Petter Berndalen (drums), This is How We Fly is a contemporary folk group … [Read more...] about This is How we Fly: Foreign Fields
Alela Diane: Cusp
Life and death meet in a cusp. The two are intrinsically linked. My second daughter was born on the cusp. Alela Diane Strongly influenced by British singer songwriters like Vashti Bunyan or Sandy Denny and associated with contemporary acts like … [Read more...] about Alela Diane: Cusp
