Irish singer songwriter Lisa Hannigan launched her solo career in 2008 with Sea Sew, a charming collection of quirky songs and splendid ballads featuring a colourful hand-stitched artwork cover. Her sophomore album Passenger (2011) was a more upbeat … [Read more...] about Lisa Hannigan: At Swim
Ireland
Ensemble Ériu: Imbas
Rooted in the traditional styles of North and West Clare, Ensemble Ériu is a unique combination of young Irish musicians revisiting a familiar repertoire with a highly original and innovative perspective. Following up on the band’s self-titled début … [Read more...] about Ensemble Ériu: Imbas
Conor Walsh: The Front
I like the idea of conveying a lot through a little Growing up and based in Swinford, Co. Mayo, Conor Walsh is a self-taught musician and who started composing on the guitar in his late teens. Quoting Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92 as a … [Read more...] about Conor Walsh: The Front
The Gloaming 2
Simply as an artist, simply as someone who is trying to move other people, what is it that you can do that no one else can do? Thomas Bartlett Since the emergence of The Gloaming as a collective in 2011, Martin Hayes (fiddle), Dennis Cahill … [Read more...] about The Gloaming 2
Nubus: Tape Sketches
Based in Limerick city, Ireland, Paddy Mulcahy (aka Nubus) is a young classically trained composer and producer. Having developed a mostly ambient electronica sound to date, the musician has just released Tape Sketches on 1st June 2015 last, his … [Read more...] about Nubus: Tape Sketches
Brendan Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: A Moment of Madness
Follow your heart: a moment of madness is better than a life of logic. Brendan Begley Traditional Irish musicians or dancers will know that certain tunes - old or new - are so expertly crafted and follow such an implacable logic that it is sometimes … [Read more...] about Brendan Begley & Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh: A Moment of Madness
