Is Castlebar becoming a hub for singer songwriters? In recent times i have begun to notice that there is a lot of changes happening on  the music scene around Castlebar and in Mayo in general. First and foremost i don’t claim to know everything about music, but i do have some experience.  There seems to Read More

Singer songwriter David Keenan has been making a name for himself over the past couple of years, with the recent news that the Dundalk  born singer will be supporting Irish act Hozier this coming Autumn on his European tour has come with much delight from fans. In other news David Keenan has announced today on Read More

She has performed with some of the best and talented musicians and singer songwriters through out the world and now Lisa Hannigan is set to release her first ever live album titled Lisa Hannigan and stargaze. Most of you know that Lisa made her name for herself in the early days due to performing on Read More

Just a gentle reminder to let you know that Lemoncello will be performing in Castlebar this coming Friday evening. Laura Quirke (guitar, vocals) and Claire Kinsella (cello, vocals) started performing together while studying music and languages in Maynooth University, Ireland. Harmonious vocal melodies simply accompanied by cello and guitar, lend a sincere and honest rootsy Read More

There were 4 of us this morning, im the only one this evening but i must go on… I discovered Leonard Cohen from a very early age, in fact the first album i ever owned from Leonard Cohen was “Songs of Love and Hate” Remember being infatuated by that album. I used to listen to Read More

whenyoung are Aoife Power (Vocals/Bass), Niall Burns (Guitar) and Andrew Flood (Drums) who originate from Limerick in Ireland but are currently based in London. First meeting as teenagers, sneaking into the only indie bar of their city in Ireland, they bonded over cheap vodka and The Velvet Underground. Soon after, Niall moved to London, with Read More

As often as we say it we are delighted to see and hear that so many local musicians are releasing original material in the area. Dennis McCalmont and his band have just released a teaser to his new album titled Gemini. The Mayo singer songwriter is gearing up for the release of his new album Read More

From the Great Wall of China to packed auditoriums in the Holy Land and more recently being the first Irish band to perform at the greatest music festival in the world, “Rock in Rio” on front of an estimated audience of two hundred and forty thousand people, Dervish have come a long way in seventeen Read More

With the recent  success of Dublin act Fontaines D.C.  taking over the world another Dublin act called The Murder Capital who are good friends with Fontaines D.C. and touring mates have announced details of their upcoming debut album. The Murder Capital will release their much anticipated  debut album ‘When I Have Fears’ on August 16th Read More

Hailing all the way from Dundalk in Dublin Just Mustard have been creating their own unique sound over the last couple of years. The 5 piece feature a punk/shoegaze’electronic sound. The band have also announced that they will be performing on the Pitchfork stage at  Primavara Sound Festival on May 31st The band have been Read More