While the name conjures up some sort of novelty Irish language Studio 54-loving mad cows in costumes, Sligo’s Dioscó Na mBó actually make music in a the realm of disco, electronic and funk.
The band (Steven Conway, brother of Nile of Nouveaunoise, Rory Selby-Smith, Fionn Rogers and Jack Selby-Smith) haven’t got a huge amount online except for a few songs many of which are two years old but their latest ‘Brassanova’ is an synth-funk vocoder earworm. They’ve been playing live since this summer and some short intriguing live videos of the band on their site.
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005 . He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Cara Magazine, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, founder of Lumo Club, club promoter, event curator and producer of gigs, listening parties & events in Dublin.
Diosco Na mBo was the name of one of those primary school Irish language text books from the early 90’s. I think I might have a copy in the back of a wardrobe somewhere. I couldn’t believe it when I saw the band name!