Following a stellar 2023 that saw her triumph on the festival circuit, Ciara has become known for her soulful voice, magnetic charisma, and signature flower head crowns that have turned heads and hearts alike. Ciara Lawless takes a bold step forward with her latest single, departing from her folk-pop roots and embracing a contemporary neo-80s Read More
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Track Of The Day: Castlebar songwriter Chris Cresham releases brand new single
Last March Chris was selected for Hot-press Magazine’s ‘Irish Music Month’ competition with his original song ‘My TV’ as a finalist. The Irish songwriter has never been afraid to be vulnerable and express emotion in his music. Merging modern pop, folk and country music with an eccentric poise unique to him. Chris lives and breathes Read More
Track Of The Day: Kate Dineen goes ‘DoomScrolling’ on new single
Now based in Dublin, Kate has won the Noel Brazil songwriting competition for her song ‘Great Escape’. She has gigged extensively throughout Ireland from Kerry to Donegal. Kate‘s single ‘Good Guys’ was a finalist in Hot Press’s Ireland Music Month competition with Radio Kerry. Her single ‘Invest’ was selected for New Music Friday UK Spotify Read More
Track Of The Day: Galway’s SLYRYDES treat us to one last song
Could this be the end of one of Ireland’s finest bands? According to the bands social media it will be. And this is a sad day indeed. And if this is the end for one of Irelands most exciting bands will then, what a way to go out for Galway’s SLYRYDES. Who knows, members of Read More
Track Of The Day: Mayo act Doppler release live version of song filmed in Pontoon
Dopplers summer single “About You” was on heavy rotation on Irish radio and made the RTÉ Radio 1’s Recommend List for several weeks and was consistently in the Top 5 of the Monthly Airplay chart for several weeks. John Creedon played the track on his show 2 nights in a row and compared their sound Read More
Track Of The Day: The Finns release upbeat single ‘Nomad’
The Finns are a busy duo playing at festivals, tours and events in Ireland and in the USA. They have had great success with many original songs including My Home Town being chosen to spearhead the RTE TV advert campaign and also have had big success in international songwriting contests as well as co-writing the huge hit Read More
Artist On Our Radar: Rachael Lavelle brings something unique to the Irish Music Scene
Her debut album, ‘Big Dreams’, was released in November 2023 to widespread acclaim. ‘Big Dreams’ is an existential coming-of-age album that chronicles the journey of a young woman searching for direction & meaning in a very strange world. Since the release of her track ‘Perpetual Party’, she was invited to perform at SXSW Online , Read More
Artist On Our Radar: Hugely Talented singer Cormac Looby is on the rise
Cormac’s debut single ‘I Don’t Need Your Love’ was released in 2020, independently amassing over 20,000 streams and featuring on BBC Introducing and RTÉ Radio 1 Recommends. This was followed up by his second single ‘Feel Good’ that same year. 2022 heralded the release of Cormac’s debut EP, ‘Things We Don’t Control’, recorded with a full live band at the Black Gate Studio, Galway. The singles Read More
Track Of The Day: Irish folk act ‘Revue’ release new single ‘Downhill’
The Arts Council (NI) had confidence in their material and funded a full live band and recording sessions for their debut album Why Can’t You Stay in 2022. The song-writing was as heavily inspired by the natural world as it was by themes of loss. Loss comes to us all in life but sadly Emma lost Read More
Track Of The Day: Hugely Talented Indie Folk act ‘Revue’ release new single “Downhill”
The Arts Council (NI) had confidence in their material and funded a full live band and recording sessions for their debut album Why Can’t You Stay in 2022. The song-writing was as heavily inspired by the natural world as it was by themes of loss. Loss comes to us all in life but sadly Emma lost Read More