Gemma Hayes and Cathy Davey live at Claregalway Castle in Galway as part of the Meet Me At Sundown series of shows. Photos by Mark Earley
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Day Two at Night & Day Festival at Clonalis House in Co. Roscommon featuring live performances from Orla Gartland, Soda Blonde, Maija Sofia, Jealous of the Birds, Cathy Davey, Houseplants, Arlene and more. Photos by Ian Davies
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Over the last few years, North Cork singer-songwriter John Blek has consistently underscored his rep as one of the island’s most deeply engaging artists. On albums such as 2020’s The Embers and 2016’s Cut The Light, he has offered up carefully-crafted folk majesty of the highest order. It’s something Blek wonderfully doubled down on last year, with the release of ‘Ether & Air,’ the final part in the artist’s Catharsis Project – a four-album exploration into themes of the sea, the earth, the embers, and the air. A year on, Blek returns with arguably his strongest single effort to date, ‘Lyric &…
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Of the myriad annual events, series and festivals that tap into what makes Dublin a truly world-beating creative city, MusicTown feels special. Suffice to say, shining a light on the city – and the Irish music and arc community at large – has never felt more important, which is why the series’ return across April 15th-25th is one we’re marking down as unmissable. Setting out, as ever, to celebrate the rich music heritage and contemporary artistic lifeblood of the city, the series boasts yet another masterfully mottled schedule across ten days and nights. Kicking off with Cathy Davey, live at the Pepper Canister…
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KnockanStockan has long established itself as one of of Ireland’s biggest small festivals and with a line up of amazing homegrown Irish talent from all genres and movements, it appears to have exceeded expectations. While the line-up is stellar and the festival is endlessly appealing in terms of appearance and size, Knockanstockan 2018 struggles with one major stumbling block: disorganisation. With many stages running towards hours late, a lack of security around ensuring safety in campsites and production room, problems with clear signage indicating who is playing where and when and issues around officially booked transport to and from the…
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Cathy Davey stopped off at Kilkenny’s The Set Theatre as part of her New Forest album tour. Photos by Ian McDonnell.
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While this year’s Hard Working Class Heroes in Dublin is undoubtedly the biggest draw in the country this weekend, it seems we’ve chose a particularly to re-launch our Gigs of the Week feature, a weekly round-up looking at (would you believe?) some of the very best and downright unmissable shows taking place – North and South – over the next few days. Cathy Davey Spirit Store, Dundalk Friday, October 7 Having just released her beguiling fourth studio album, New Forest, Cathy Davey (pictured above) has quickly re-established herself as one of the country’s most intriguing solo propositions. Also playing host to…
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Marking the release of her new album, New Forest, Cathy Davey played a live instore at Tower Records on Friday afternoon. Photos by Joe Laverty.
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Cathy Davey & We Cut Corners played a double headliner in Whelans in Dublin on Monday night. Support on the night came from I Have A Tribe. Photos by Mark Earley.
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Alan Maguire shoots Day Two (Saturday) of this year’s Electric Picnic, featuring Chic, Portishead, Metronomy, Cathy Davey, Phox, London Grammar, Paolo Nutini, We Cut Corners, Bombay Bicycle Club, Omar Souleyman, James Vincent McMorrow and Wild Beasts.