The Paul McKenna Band’s new album ‘Elements’ hits the streets on June 1st and as you can hear from the taster Scotland’s folk and traditional music is in very good hands.
Listen to the first song from Sara Lowes new EP which bubbles with everything from the primordial soup of Technicolor pop, to acoustic folk, through jazz, and kaleidoscopic prog
Imagine listening to a piece of music made for the road you’re on as you drive on it. This is what inspired Dublin based artist Fiona Hallinan in her latest project Heterodyne,
There are a number of musicians whose work in Irish music I greatly admire but there are three in particular that spring to the forefront of my mind: Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Lorcán Mac Mathúna and Gerry Diver…this is why.
Watch Alessi’s Ark’s latest stop motion video for ‘Tin Smithing’. She is about to embark on a US tour with Sam Amidon and returns to the UK for some summer festivals!
One of the flagship events which is organised by Earagail Arts Festival as part of their 25th anniversary celebrations will be The Homecoming in Donegal, Ireland featuring Clannad, Altan, Fidil and The Henry Girls.
Prog Corner is back on Sunday! Take a trip through the multicoloured realms of the psychedelic undergrowth with Bert Vertigo and Dirk Van Distanz, floating somewhere in outer space in their intergalactic Prog Pod.
This Sunday 26th May will you can catch Nyth Festival which will be held at Porter’s Bar in Cardiff. The line-up is looking pretty incredible. Check this preview from the Nyth collective.
Portland, Oregon based songwriter Barna Howard constructs beautiful melodies and lyrics which he sings with a clear & gentle voice. Have a listen and download these two tracks from his self-titled début.
Melt Yourself Down: A red dirt desert stomp and a downtown block party…an electro-riot of bass throbs and clarion calls, manic horns and pulse beats. This is future funk, the spirit of punk.
This week’s Nest Collective Hour has a slightly Japanese theme featuring UK based, Japanese one man band Ichi, musical recipes for Onigri from Rachael Dadd, as well as Fofoulah, Sam Amidon, and more.
