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Anna Mieke: Idle Mind

May 29, 2019 By guillaume

Anna Mieke - Idle-Mind (2019)

I’ve been wandering long… Already a distinguished performer at music festivals across Ireland, Anna-Mieke Bishop is a multi-instrumentalist and singer songwriter originally from Co. Wicklow. A nomad at heart, years of travelling and living in different corners of the world (“from the west of Ireland to Spain to Bangladesh to ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Featured, Folk, Ireland Tagged With: Anna Mieke, indie, songwriting

Cosmo Sheldrake: The Much Much How How and I

April 30, 2019 By guillaume

Cosmo Sheldrake - The Much Much How How and I (2018)

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 young composer, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk Tagged With: Cosmo Sheldrake, indie, orchestra, sampling, songwriting

Snorri Hallgrímsson: Orbit

January 4, 2019 By guillaume

Snorri Hallgrímsson - Orbit (2018)

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 ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Modern Classical Tagged With: ambient, electro, Snorri Hallgrímsson, songwriting

Brigid Mae Power: The Two Worlds

December 17, 2018 By guillaume

Brigid Mae Power - The Two Worlds (2018)

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 ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Ireland Tagged With: Brigid Mae Power, songwriting

Sudan Archives/Sink

November 16, 2018 By guillaume

Sudan Archives EP (2017)

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 of a loop ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary Tagged With: electro, fusion, indie, sampling, songwriting, Sudan Archives, violin

Seán Mac Erlaine: Music for Empty Ears

November 7, 2018 By guillaume

Seán Mac Erlaine - Music for Empty Ears (2018) - Artwork © Distinctive Repetition

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, ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Ireland, Jazz Tagged With: ambient, clarinet, electro, sampling, saxophone, Seán Mac Erlaine, songwriting

The Gloaming: Live at the NCH

September 10, 2018 By guillaume

The Gloaming - Live at the NCH (2018)

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 ... [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Contemporary, Folk, Ireland, Traditional Tagged With: fiddle, guitar, piano, songwriting, The Gloaming, viola, voice

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