Come along catch a Heffalump, Sit with me on a muddy clump, We’ll sing a song of days gone by […] We’ll dance and sing till sundown, And feast with abandon, We’ll sleep when the morning comes, And we’ll rise by the sound of the birdsongs. Come Along Based in London, Cosmo Sheldrake is a […]
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Snorri Hallgrímsson: Orbit
Home is not a place Places are not home Home is people “Homeless” I spin consistent circles ‘round the centre “Orbit” Snorri Hallgrímsson is a classically trained composer and multi-instrumentalist from Reykjavík, Iceland. Involved in the production of The Chopin Project, the Broadchurch OST and Island Songs, he is also a long-time collaborator of fellow […]
Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds
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 her own furrow on the contemporary folk scene, the artist released her international self-titled début in […]
Sudan Archives/Sink
My strings propagate Through space and time Here and there At the same time Sudan Archives – Nont for Sale In October 2016, nearly a year prior to her first commercial release, Sudan Archives posted Queen Kunta on YouTube, a cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “King Kunta”. The video clip sees the singer sitting in front […]
Seán Mac Erlaine: Music for Empty Ears
Seán Mac Erlaine is a Dublin-based reed player, composer and electronic musician who has released two solo albums to date, Long after the Music is Gone (2012) and A Slender Song (2014), both on the Ergodos record label. He is also a master improviser who thrives on eclectic and multi-disciplinary collaborations. Over the years, the […]
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 time making a significant impact on the contemporary musical landscape. Since […]
