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Michael O’Shea was an experimental Irish 70s musician who made his own instrument; his debut album has been given a new lease of life

Allchival have reissued his debut which features his unique instrument, a combination of dulcimer, zelochord and sitar.

Posthumous Conor Walsh album The Lucid announced

It’s been just under three years since the Mayo pianist Conor Walsh…

9 new Irish songs you should hear this week

This is only a selection of new music – dig into more…

Mmoths returns as J Colleran and the contemporary ambient track ‘O+SOH’

Jack Colleran first appeared as Mmoths as a teenage producer of emotionally-charged…

The Gloaming are releasing a live album featuring recordings from their legendary National Concert Hall gigs

The Gloaming will be releasing an album of live recordings taken from…

Listen to Nils Frahm’s new album All Melody

Nils Frahm’s new album All Melody was one we picked to look…

Martin Hayes continues his music mastery with new Quartet album

Martin Hayes is an Irish music legend that can there be no…

Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister have made an album together

Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly and James McAlister have made a…

Body & Soul favourites Jambinai release the slow moving beautiful ‘Connection’

The South Korean band Jambinai came to my attention when they played…

Gaze Is Ghost – ‘Feather And Bone’

Strabane musician Laura McGarrigle, Gaze Is Ghost, has had a quiet couple…

Johannes Motschmann takes inspiration from Berlin on the classical /electronic ‘Headland’

Berlin composer Johannes Motschmann has an album Electric Fields out tomorrow on…