Renowned Ballina folk and trad group Billow Wood, whose huge following extends beyond Ireland and our continental borders, has been selected to showcase its music…
Author: David Dwane
The nervous tension of Ophelia Mortimer’s singing in Anxiety is augmented by an agitated electric guitar riff and stabbing chords from the rest of the…
Michael Moloney’s appearance at this year’s Electric Picnic will be another great milestone in the career of the teenage Ballina singer songwriter. In July, Michael…
The realignment of Irish traditional music with 21st century expectations manifests itself once more in the shape of Billow Wood’s fantastic new track One Night…
Mayo musician Brian Duffy has come together with Glen Brady of Def Nettle to release a song which pummels the anti-immigrant sentiment that is becoming…
Recovery time following a serious car accident almost five years ago merged with the pandemic to delay – but certainly not curtail – the creative…
Fresh from festival appearances at Doolin and Galway Folk Festivals, Padraig Jack releases the second single from his next album, a song called What Is…
Music students from The Core will be demonstrating their instrumental and vocal skills on The Core Stage, an outdoor amenity in the grounds of The…
Indie-pop Berlin-based Mayo artist Lydia Ford is releasing a remix of her most recent single Burning Out. The new single comes as Lydia is gearing…
Paddy Casey, one of the country’s most successful singer songwriters, plays a show in Castlebar next month. The Ruby Room at The Royal Theatre, Castlebar…