Some of Ireland’s brightest new talents descended on the Netherlands for Eurosonic 2012. They did the business too, making a major statement on behalf of Irish music.
Roll up, roll up for the list of up-and-coming stars of Irish screen (and stage) you won’t be able to avoid in the 12 months ahead. They’re smart, they’re cute, they’re quirky – and it looks like they’re about to take over the world.
Now recognised as the career-making showcase for musicians around Europe, this year the focus at Eurosonic is all on Ireland. Craig Fitzpatrick talks to Bitches With Wolves and Rams’ Pocket Radio as they prep for their Eurosonic experience, as well as RTÉ’s Ian Wilson, who will once again be on hand to broadcast it all on 2fm…
Despite surviving on about five minutes sleep per night, new daddy Greg McAteer somehow also found time to lend his ears to the good, the bad and the ugly among 2011’s folk releases...
Olaf Tyaransen hooks up with Plan B, Warpaint and Chicagoan rap sensation K-Flay at a special Tennessee howdown to celebrate the birthday of a certain Mr. Jack Daniel.
Had he not died tragically in the early seventies Gram Parsons would turn 65 this year. But his legacy lives on and he has transcended the relatively limited popularity he enjoyed in his lifetime.
It is a place where thousands of musicians converge. Some of Irish rock 'n' roll's finest tell our man Colm O'Hare why they love The Music Show, which returns to the RDS next February.
