Irish singer and songwriter Etain's (who takes her name from a mythical Celtic fairytale) latest EP In The Kitchen was released in late 2021 and sees her draw on her traditional folk roots. The four tracks offer beautiful vocals and acoustic, almost mythical sounding...
Irish duo Seafoam Green, released a new album, Martin's Garden, at the beginning of June that encompasses a whole range of musical styles, whilst ostensibly being under the Americana label. Muireann McDermott Long and Dave O'Grady, now based in Liverpool, have crafted...
Sometimes an album hangs together so coherently that it becomes one piece of music; Irish singer songwriter Davie Furey's new album, Haunted Streets, is one such album. Featuring some of Ireland's top musicians, including Steve Wickham (The Waterboys), Darren Holden...
Irish singer songwriter Dean Maywood has long been an accomplished live musician, having spent the past few years playing both his own shows and supporting others in Ireland and USA. Now, 2019 sees his first studio release, a five track self titled EP that comes out...
When Robb Murphy releases something new, we know that we're going to be treated to the best that Belfast's contemporary folk scene has to offer. He's known for the meaning behind the music. Whether its April Fool's Day fun or the nostalgia of prom-days, Murphy has a...
The build-up for Never Closer was intense, in part because of UK songwriter and broadcaster Tom Robinson's introduction and updates on the album's Pledge Music site, but also through the impact of Raphael's intensely confessional poem "I Come From Ireland", released...
Aural Air, aka Dublin-based singer-songwriter Laura Rai, is a recent arrival on the indie music scene. Although she's been playing music for many years, Laura has only recently started releasing it to the world and spent the past year playing a number of live shows...
