Satelit Kanibal Štastnej jako blecha
January 27th, 2008seen on 23.5E Ocko
also seen Čechomor – Józef, ty mój kochany
hoping it wins the Czech Republic national song contest 29/01/2008
Go Faster Stripes – Kat Flint
December 19th, 2007Daisy Lady – Celine Carroll and Siobhan Lennon
October 11th, 2007We think really highly of Mr. Matt Riley
October 7th, 2007[myspace]
Celine Carroll returned a compliment the other day when she tipped me off about a composer/singer/songwriter. Highlights from his CV include working as a session musician for The Spirits who agreed a record deal with Elton John’s Rocket Records. And one of his songs, Never Let You Go Again was written and performed for the film Barefooting. Nils Lofgren and Rory Gallagher are numbered amongst his musical influences and he’s got over 10 years experience in the music industry.
If the fact that he is a Liverpudlian isn’t enough proof of his musical pedigree, then let me just concur with Celine. He has just released his debut album, Standing On The Outside – and his name (again) is Matt Riley.
Persephone’s Bees
July 31st, 2007Gogol Bordello
July 7th, 2007Kate Nash – Foundations
June 15th, 2007think lilly Allen meets Regine Spektor but bet’or than that. Think Rhoda Dakar meets Spektor & Allen, feck dat meet Kate Nash. (how long before Ryan Tubridy ‘discovers’ her?)
Julie’s Aching Is So Soothing
June 2nd, 2007[web][myspace][youtube]
Thanks to a newsletter e-mail from Duke Special, advertising a show on BBC Radio Ulster, I discovered Julie Feeney, a wonderful Irish singer/songwriter.
She opened the show with a (I’m beginning to hate this over-used descriptive) haunting song called Aching. She holds the note on the ‘A’ for around 30 seconds or so while the string section seems to do the breathing. Suffice it to say, Aching is a truly beautiful song and it is the opening track on an understandably, much acclaimed debut album entitled 13 Songs.
To say Julie is articulate and educated is an understatement. I found this on Wikipedia :- “Feeney played with the Galway Youth Orchestra, studied music and psychology at University College Cork, and after moving to Dublin, graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2002 with a master’s in music and media technologies.”
With credits from the likes of The Guardian and Sunday Times, appearances in Lord of the Dance and Riverdance, as well as an exemplorary education record, you won’t need too much convincing that ‘13 Songs’ is a top-class album and an asset to any discerning music lover’s collection.
Superbus – lola
April 26th, 2007fta tv is a haven for fresh sounds outside of our safe boring over formated programmed radio channels in Ireland. dónal saw this out on the geo stationary clarke’s belt. thanks for the tip.
Julie Fowlis hits you at Gael force
April 22nd, 2007[web][myspace]
If I mentioned Julie Fowlis, from The Outer Hebrides, sings Traditional Folk Music in nothing else but Scottish Gaelic and the opening song from her latest album, Cuilidh, is about a bonnet, then, if you weren’t a folkie you would pass that statement by and move on to the next.
However, if I just left the statement as Julie Fowlis is a young female singer with a great voice and she’s got a MySpace page, then you’d go and have a look.
Now go and find her MySpace page, play Hug air a Bhonaid Mhoir and before the song has finished , all the misgivings that you may have had perceived from the opening statement will have instantly disappeared. Moreover, you will want hear it again and again.