Folk & Singer-Songwriter

Hear the first song from Lisa Hannigan’s new album – ‘Prayer For The Dying’

Lisa Hannigan is currently on an Irish tour playing some new songs in a live…

Ensemble Ériu – ‘The Tempest’

Ensemble Ériu released one of the most exciting albums of contemporary trad music in recent…

Callum Orr – ‘Love’

Dublin singer-songwriter Callum Orr released his second EP, Dawning Throes in the Unitarian Church last…

I Have A Tribe – ‘Buddy Holly’

I Have A Tribe’s Patrick O’Laoghaire is approaching the release of his debut album Beneath…

First listen: Lisa O’Neill – Pothole In The Sky

Let it be known that development that is worthwhile and sustainable doesn’t happen overnight. The…

Watch Japanese musician Shugo Tokumaru’s new eclectic-instrument video for ‘Vektor’

The Japanese folk musician Shugo Tokumaru has been a long-time favourite around these parts. Tokumaru…

Ciaran Lavery – ‘Okkervil River’

With the forthcoming release of Let The Bad in and a productive and eventful SXSW…

Listen to the new Mossy Nolan EP – The Exile

Mossy Nolan’s music walks a thin line between traditional Irish music, folk and singer-songwriter styles.…

Watch the new Saint Sister video for ‘Blood Moon’

Atmosfolk duo Saint Sister, Gemma Doherty and Morgan MacIntyre are one of the best new…

Lisa O’Neill returns with ‘Pothole In The Sky’

The talented Cavan singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill has made a welcome return with news of her…

Introducing: Pine The Pilcrow – a rising cinematic trio

Pine The Pilcrow are a new band I was only vaguely aware of until Ruby…

Silences – ‘There’s A Wolf’

Armagh singer-songwriter Conchúr White and his band Silences have been writing songs of growing stature…

Carriages return with ‘Like A Child’

Harry Bookless and Aaron Page, known as Carriages, were a regular fixture on Dublin music…

First Listen: Ailbhe Reddy – ‘Distrust’

Ailbhe Reddy is a singer-songwriter who’s been bubbling under for a bit developing her sound.…

Listen to Ciaran Lavery’s new single ‘Return To Form’

Antrim singer-songwriter Ciaran Lavery has announced a second album Let Bad In to be released…

Overcoats – ‘Nighttime Hunger’

The New York folk pop duo Overcoats spent last summer in Dublin winning over a…

Listen to the solo EP from Come On Live Long’s Robert Ardiff

Come On Live Long’s singer Robert Ardiff has concocted a solo EP of material between…

Little Green Cars – ‘Easier Day’

One of the supreme attractions to the music of Little Green Cars is the powerhouse…

Jealous Of The Birds announces debut album & new version of ‘Goji Berry Sunset’

Last year, in April, ‘Goji Berry Sunset’, a song from a seven-track EP called Capricorn,…

Listen to Cian Nugent’s new album Night Fiction

For a young artist in his twenties, Dubliner Cian Nugent is inspired by music of…