• Irish Tracks of the Week – 25th February

    Here’s our round-up of the best Irish music to drop in the past seven days, featuring Robocobra Quartet, Ragerra, Daniel Walsh, Just Mustard, Clara Tracey, CMAT and more. Robocobra Quartet – Heaven Ragerra – Runaway ​​ Daniel Walsh – BANG BANG BANG BANG Clara Tracey – Harry Clarke Deaf Joe – Shadow Work Just Mustard – Still Niamh Regan & Ciaran Lavery – Winter In Eden In the Meantime (EP) by Niamh Regan CMAT – Every Bottle (Is My Boyfriend) Wallis Bird – Pretty Lies Ye Vagabonds – Blue Is The Eye Aonair – Millennial Bug Aonair · Millennial Bug…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – February 19th

    This week has seen new music, and long-awaited albums from some of Ireland’s finest acts, including David Holmes, Paddy Hanna, Wallis Bird, Clara Tracey, Fontaines D.C., Sinead O’Brien, Ye Vagabonds, Paper Tigers, Dirty Dreamer, Junk Drawer & more. Paddy Hanna – New York Sidewalk New York Sidewalk by Paddy Hanna David Holmes – It’s Over if we Run out of Love It’s Over, If We Run Out Of Love by David Holmes feat. Raven Violet Clara Tracey – Harry Clarke Harry Clarke by Clara Tracey Fontaines D.C. – I Love You Sinead O’Brien – Holy Country Dirty Dreamer – Piano 39…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – February 26th

    We’ve been pleasantly inundated with phenomenal new Irish music just as Spring has landed. Check out our pick of the bunch, including tracks from Æ Mak, Fears, Cherym, [indistinct chatter], Kyoto Love Hotel, Jackie Beverly, Ye Vagabonds, LAOISE, Carrie Baxter feat. Nealo, and more. Æ Mak – Jamie [Indistinct Chatter] – Your Excitement Fears – Vines Kyoto Love Hotel – Saithnín Saithnín by Kyoto Love Hotel Jackie Beverly – Headlights Cherym – Kisses On My Cards Carrie Baxter – Without You (feat. Nealo) TANOKI – Loading Midnight Wayne – It’s Alright Hold On Tight Rebekah Fitch – Loose Ends Ye…

  • Irish Tracks of the Week – January 29th

    HALLI – Body Never Lies Elaine Mai – No Forever (feat. MayKay) Wyvern Lingo – Only Love Only Light Ciarán Ruby – Landfall / March of the Dispossessed Sun Mahshene – The Righteous One The Righteous One by Sun Mahshene Laoise – Gravy Chósta – Rush Hour Badhands – Indian Ocean Toshín – She Elina Filice feat. Cat – First World Problems Alex Gough – FOREVER CLASSIC (Live At The Clinic) Bunkhouse – Bunkhouse LP Bunkhouse by Bunkhouse Ye Vagabonds – I’m A Rover Emiji – Larimar (feat. Hvmmingbyrd) Nylophone – Shy One   Arthuritis – My Ass, Around the…

  • Ye Vagabonds – The Hare’s Lament

    Just under two years since Dublin-based duo Ye Vagabonds announced their debut self-titled album, their second, The Hare’s Lament, has landed. A collection of traditional and folk songs, sung in both Irish and English with a medley of skilfully played string instruments and the most beautiful harmonies, it’s a remarkable follow up. Brothers Brían and Diarmuid Mac Gloinn have created a sound that is based on a rich folk tradition, but have revived it with their own fresh approach and style of songwriting, resulting in just over 40 minutes of elegantly arranged songs that feel both contemporary and rooted in…

  • Win Tickets to Right Here, Right Now Headliner Show

    This weekend sees the second annual outing of Right Here, Right Now Festival in Cork. A three-day festival, all under the one rood of Cork Opera House, the festival will showcase all that is good in Cork city right now – the music, the culture and the people. Running from Friday 1- Sunday June 3, it’s set to be an eye-opening three days and nights celebrating the genre-spanning creative brilliance of the Rebel county. We have a pair of tickets to give away to the RHRN headliner show, featuring the Frank and Walters, Marlene Enright and Ye Vagabonds performing with the full…