House Of Guinness: All the Irish bands who soundtrack the Netflix show

The new Netflix drama House Of Guinness, is yes, about the famous brewer family in the aftermath of the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness and how his death affects his four adult children – Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben.

The show is set at the turn of the 20th century in Dublin and New York and was shot largely in Manchester not Dublin, and is written by Steven Knight, the man behind Peaky Blinders.

The cast features Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Fionn O’Shea, Emily Fairn, James Norton, Jack Gleason and Dervla Kirwan.

A score by Ilan Eshkeri includes collaborations with Tim Wheeler (Ash) and Wolffe but the real star of the show is the Irish music placed throughout the eight episodes with music supervision by Amelia Hartley.

Full list below which is heavy on Fontaines D.C., Lankum, Lisa O’Neill and Kneecap in particular.

I had one basic rule – Everything had to be Irish! But of course, you don’t want to be too obvious, or if you’re going to use something famous, try to do it in a surprising way. I also love being introduced to new talent The music scene in Ireland has always been so dynamic. I did a deep dive with our brilliant music supervisor, Amelia Hartley, but also invited our cast to hit me with ideas. Amongst other great artists, Anthony sent me a few Lisa O’Neill tracks which I love. This was all part of giving the cast the space to take ownership of the tone of the show beyond just brilliantly playing their characters.  A big shout out to Ilan Eshkeri (Composer) and Steve McClaughlin (Music Mixer), who conjured up a fantastic score. We’d always talked about having something that felt like a raucous, Ceildh, but also with space for dirty electric guitar and bass…. Steve did a deep dive into some very traditional Irish songs and worked them into the score with our modern twists. That hybrid is the show, and I think the score is fantastic. The needle drops and the score give so much to our tone.”

Tom Shankland, Director (Block 1) 

Ep1

• Fontaines DC – Starburster
• Kneecap – Get Your Brits Out
• Flogging Mary – Devil’s Dance Floor
• Kneecap – Hood

Ep2

• Lankum – Cruel Katie
• Fontaines DC – In ár gCroíthe go deo
• The Mary Wallopers – The Rich Man and the Poor Man

Ep3

• The Mary Wallopers – As I Roved Out
• Lisa O’Neill – Goodnight World
• The Scratch – Another Round

Ep4

• Kneecap – I bhFiacha Linne
• Adrian Crowley – Brother was a Runaway
• Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak

Ep5

• The Stunning – Brewing Up a Storm
• Pebbledash – Carraig Aonair
• Shark School – Choose Life

Ep6

• Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfetones – Come Out Ye Black and Tans
• I Dreamed I Dream – Meth Lab Zoso Sticker
• Poitin – The Congress Reel
• Lankum – The Granite Gaze
• The Scratch – Cheeky Bastard
• The Chieftains – Boil the Breakfast
• YARD – Lawmaker
• Fontaines DC – Death Kink

Ep7

• IMLÉ – Fáilte 2025 
• Ruby Murray – Phil the Fluter’s Ball
• The Feelgood McLouds – Saints and Sinners
• Lisa O’Neill – Old Note
• Cardinals – Amphetamines
• ROCSTRONG – Go Head
• Kneecap – Its Been Ages

Ep8

• The Murder Capital – For Everything
• Robocobra Quartet – The Parting Glass
• TPM – All the Boys on the Dole
• Gurriers – Nausea
• Boygenius & Ye Vagabonds – The Parting Glass
• Gilla Band – Lawman
• Fontaines DC – Starburster
• The Clancy Brothers – Beer, Beer, Beer

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