The ever lovely Lisa Hannigan who is due to play The Button Factory on Thursday with James Vincent McMorrow as part of the Meteor Choice Music Prize event (and keep an eye on GP on Thursday as hopefully we can help those without tickets with a way to watch the concert), is already plotting her next big Dublin show. She [...]

Ireland has a habit of producing wonderful female singers and Polly Barrett is no exception. The singer, who hails from Cork, possess an alluring and typically Irish voice, which indeed adds charm to an otherwise average album. The album itself is by no means dire, in fact it is easy to listen to and you would not be in a [...]

A cracking lineup to ring in the New Year has just been announced for the Mixed Tape evening orchestrated by Turning Pirate. It will feature a night of songs and collaborations with a host of great acts. Playing on the night will be the amazing James Vincent McMorrow, the soothing sounds of Lisa Hannigan and not to mention Jerry Fish, [...]

Other Voices 10 is building up anticipation to fever pitch as the list of acts who will perform at this years recordings in Dingle is now organised, filed and looking tasty. Bands like St Vincent, Ham Sandwich, Ben Howard, The Frames, Lisa Hannigan and Band Of Skulls are just a few of the amazing acts that will perform in the much [...]

Meteor Choice Music Prize are buttering up everyone with another great show in The Button Factory having already treated us to Snow Patrol in the same venue only recently. The new gig is on Thursday 8th December in The Button Factory and will feature intimate performances frmo Lisa Hannigan and James Vincent McMorrow. The trick with these gigs is you [...]

The Other Voices pilgrimage of musical love is back for it’s tenth year. Every year music fans trek to Dingle to hear amazing music in the intimate setting of the Church. Some amazing acts have played and this year we can reveal the list of names now confirmed for the event which will take place on December 1st to 4th. [...]

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Lisa Hannigan at Whelans on June 8th 2011 Review by Kevin Donnellan Photos: Kate Turner Singer John Smith is performing solo before the main event. The place is packed and he can barely be heard. He mentions it between songs. He’s either having a go at the audience or just joking. Can’t tell above the noise. People are here for one [...]

Saturday 5th June see’s Snow Patrol and special guests General Fiasco, Band of Horses and Lisa Hannigan play in Ward Park in Bangor. We have been sent on Stage Times and some useful information by MCD so we thought we’d put it up incase any of it is useful for you all. Stage Times Gates: 4.00pm General Fiasco: 4.30pm Band [...]

EMI will be releasing a 42 track, double CD epic collection of a song per act from some of Ireland’s best acts around. The release will go hand in hand with record store day (www.recordstoreday.com) so it should be out April 16th (RELEASE IS DEFERRED TEMPORARILY, NEW RELEASE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON). Some of Irelands top acts make an appearance [...]