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James Cramer Releases His New Single ”Broken”

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‘BROKEN’ is the beautiful follow up to spring 2016’s ‘My World Again’, the debut solo single

Following a hectic summer with his alt folk band, Tupelo, James Cramer is now ready to bring us his new single, BROKEN. The new single, released on Friday 21st October is the follow up to James’ debut solo record, ‘My World Again’ released last spring and entered Top 5 in the itunes singles chart.
Filmed in Cauldron Studios Dublin, the video was directed by David Montuy

BROKEN, is again a piano and percussive led track. Quietly approaching in its style, but quickly addictive.
A limited number of live performances are being planned to follow the release of BROKEN, a taster of James’s beautiful solo live sound. The lyrics in this track while appearing quite literal are not related to any particular situation of conflict, but rather are metaphorical. The video was shot to the Cauldron Studios in Dublin, a location that is quickly turning into a home from home for James, and rightly so it’s a perfect spot in the north inner city.

BROKEN was also recorded and engineered by Michael Manning at The Cauldron Studios, mastered by Ciaran Byrne at Cauldron Studios,Produced by James.

Both BROKEN, and the debut single My World Again are taken from James’ debut solo EP, which is expected to land spring 2017.

Similarly to Spring 2016’s ‘My World Again’, BROKEN also conveys an almost reserved side of James, who has primarily written in a different style and genre for his band work.
Investigating this side of his song writing craft has been in James’s plan for some time. In many ways it’s a dream come through that his solo material is now in the public domain.

In addition to this solo project James already has a successful career with acclaimed alt-folk band Tupelo. The band has a very successful recording and live career, especially in Europe and the USA where the band spent most of this summer for festival season.

James debut single from spring of this year, ‘My World Again’ is confirmed to feature in Canadian TV show called Hello Goodbye on the CBC network. The tx time frame in Canada is the end of October (this year!)

You can follow James through his Facebook, Twitter and Website.

Malojian Release Their New Album – ”This Is Nowhere”

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Malojian’s new album ”This is Nowhere” was released on 7th October on brand new Irish label “Rollercoaster Records”.

The lead single is called “I’ll Be Alright”. It has been picking up plays all over the place, including BBC 6 Music & has even been playlisted on RTE Radio 1.

Malojian have been flat out over the past few weeks and you can catch them at their upcoming shows –

Imagine Festival, WATERFORD, Fri 28th Oct’ – TICKETS

The Mac, BELFAST, Sat 5th Nov’ – TICKETS

Whelan’s, DUBLIN, Sat 26th Nov’ – TICKETS

Click here to order the album, ”This Is Nowhere”

You can follow Malojian through Facebook, Twitter and their Website

UCD Choral Scholars perform Brendan Graham’s ‘Orphan Girl’

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Known as Ireland’s leading collegiate chamber choir, the UCD Chamber Scholars have created a video for their rendition of Brendan Graham‘s ‘Orphan Girl’.

Orphan Girl was written by Brendan Graham for a the Annual Great Famine Commemoration ceremony held in 2012 at Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks to commemorate the relocation of over four thousand female orphans who, between 1848 and 1850, were brought from Ireland during the Great Famine of the 1840s.

The work was first performed by the Australian Girls’ Choir and Sarah Calderwood at the 2012 ceremony. It is reliably estimated that today, up to two million Australians are descended from the original 4,112 Irish Orphan Girls, who found a new life in Australia in the years of Ireland’s Great Calamity.

The rendition of the work is available on a compilation album they feature on titled ‘Invisible Stars’, an enchanting collection of traditional and contemporary choral music from Ireland and Scotland and features arrangements and compositions by some of Ireland’s most celebrated composers.  This arrangement for upper voices and guitar is by Desmond Earley. The album can be purchased here.

SomeRiseSomeFall Release Their Latest Single ”I’ll Take A Melody” Feat. Annette Buckley

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Annette Buckley Takes A Melody for unique music project, SomeRiseSomeFall

Cork-based music ensemble SomeRiseSomeFall release their latest single, “I’ll Take A Melody” featuring Annette Buckley, on November 14th.

The unique, talent-laden Irish-Americana music eclective announce the release of their second single – the Allen Toussaint-penned, Jerry Garcia-covered, I’ll Take A Melody.

With Annette Buckley on vocals and instrumentation by Martin Leahy, this is an instantly compelling track, perfect for airplay and repeat listening. An upbeat, yet bluesy tune with a deceptively simple sound, and lyrics which capture the transformative power of music – such as the classic line “I’ll take a simple C to G, and feel brand new about it…”, and the final appeal to: “shine on, keep on shining…”

I’ll Take A Melody is the second single released by SomeRiseSomeFall on FITZZ Records, following 2015’s It’ll Shine When It Shines, with Hank Wedel and Martin Leahy. Both tracks will appear on the SomeRiseSomeFall album, SomeClimb, due for release in 2017. [The official music video for I’ll Take A Melody is produced & directed by Colm Walsh of Clap Media Ireland, atmospherically shot in black & white to stunning effect.]

Annette Buckley is well known on the live music scene in Ireland and Europe. Her debut album, The Ever-Changing Colours of the Sea, received rave reviews and a rating of 8.5/10 in Hot Press. Her song Whirlwind featured on HMV’s Playlist album. Annette has opened for Ryan Adams, Imelda May, Duke Special, Maria McKee, Damien Dempsey and Jack L, among others.
SomeRiseSomeFall is a collective of highly respected Cork-based musicians, including Ger Wolfe, Annette Buckley, Hank Wedel and Edel Sullivan, with all tracks superbly produced by Martin Leahy, and design art by Harry Moore.

The project is the brainchild of music lover Mick Fitzgerald, and the honours such influences as The Grateful Dead, Ian Tyson, Allen Toussaint and Jorma Kaukonen. The projectʼs aims are to produce recordings that reflect all facets of the human condition, and to inspire in the face of lifeʼs challenges. All of the artists share a profound belief in the power of music to heal, inspire and transform. Their debut album, Some Climb, is due for release next year.

Collective with a Conscience As well as being all about the music, the SomeRiseSomeFall project has a well-evolved social conscience, and is passionate about a range of social issues, including raising awareness of & improving the treatment of asylum seekers in Ireland, and promoting greater awareness and understanding around mental health issues.

I’LL TAKE A MELODY by SomeRiseSomeFall, feat Annette Buckley and Martin Leahy, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and most other music sites from November 14th.

SomeRiseSomeFall play their launch gig in Coughlan’s Live, Cork, on Thursday, 24th of November at 9pm

You can follow SomeRiseSomeFall on Facebook, Twitter and through their Website

 

Irish Indie Band Penrose To Release Their New Single ”Harmony” On October 21st

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Irish Indie-Pop five piece Penrose, with front man Darragh McGrane at the helm, are set to release their new single “Harmony” on Oct 21st. Described as ‘a solid Indie Pop band with catchy uplifting indie songs and anthems that have “attitude” and stick in your head’, their new single doesn’t fall off the mark.

Mixing the ease & harmonies of The Beatles / ELO, the snarling vocals of Richard Ashcroft and the rhythmic acoustic guitars of Oasis, Penrose are a truly powerful force…live and on record. And now, the band is ready to make their mark on the international music scene.

The band successfully unveiled their debut EP “Live for the Dream” which charted at NO.3 in the Irish charts to a sell-out house of fans & media at The Grand Social July, 25th 2015. Followed up by a critically acclaimed single ‘MELODY’ which charted at No. 10 in the Irish charts and was picked up by all Irish national radio stations such as Today FM, FM 104 and RTE, with TV appearances to on RTE’s TwoTube, the band then followed this up with yet another sell out show to their home fans in Dublin’s Academy 2 venue.

Having just released another single ‘SIGN ON’ which charted No. 7 in MAY. With a string of summer dates in the UK and Ireland, Penrose were invited back to the UK by one of the industries most illuminated music managers Alan Mc Gee – to play gigs as part of the ‘Musicians against Homelessness campaign’, which the band are honoured to be participating in.

The Band have also been asked to support one of their main influences Aslan, as part of the ‘Made in Dublin’ Revisited gigs taking place in Vicar Street this Dec. With a new single, EP and debut Album to follow in 2017, it looks to be an exciting time for the band.

The band: The band consists of Caolan Fitzsimons (rhythm guitar), Mark Bolger (bass), Benji Hayes (Keys) and drummer Donal Bowens complementing McGrane’s lead vocals and lead guitar.

You can follow Penrose on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud

Introducing: welFela

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‘welFela’ is the musical brainchild of Galway native and Dublin based multi-instrumentalist Ciarán McCann. With a focus on electronic arrangements, McCann’s guitar-led songwriting style fuses together techno, rock, and synth pop. Also one fifth of eclectic post/prog rock outfit Ana Gog, McCann has a keen sensibility for high octane electronic soundscapes, which he uses to full effect in his solo project welFela.

To date welFela has officially released one single, ‘Cloudy Days’ with the B-side ‘Drift’, in September of 2016. Currently, McCann is placing focus on live gigs and is in the studio for the recording of his first EP, due for release in early 2017.

You can follow welFela on Facebook and SoundCloud

John McSherry To Release New Solo Album ‘The Seven Suns’

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‘The Seven Suns’ is a concept album, enticing the listener on a journey through some of the mysteries of Ireland’s ancient past, full of stunning, new compositions for Uilleann Pipes and low whistle.

The importance of Western Europe’s megalithic civilisation and its influence on the Ancient World may have been overlooked by historians. Ireland may have held special significance — a sacred island, an astronomical temple, the spiritual centre of Europe’s Neolithic people.

John McSherry’s second solo outing, ‘The Seven Suns’, is a musical journey into the heart of ancient Ireland, richly inlaid with elements both personal and national, mundane and mythical.
Full of original and exciting new compositions by McSherry and featuring musicians such as Sean Óg Graham, Mike McGoldrick and Niamh Dunne, the album explores Ireland from a global perspective, its key place in the ancient world, and the knowledge, wisdom and preoccupations of the people that inhabited it. Featuring pristine production, innovative arrangements, and masterful musicianship, ‘The Seven Suns’ is more than just a follow-up to the award-winning debut, ‘Soma’ – it surpasses it.

John McSherry has been a major figure in Irish music for almost 20 years. He is hailed as one of the finest exponents of the art of Uilleann piping in the world today, described as “a true master” by Irish Music Magazine.

He is a composer, producer, arranger and established studio session musician of world renown, having recorded and performed with the likes of Sinéad O’Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, Gary Kemp, The Corrs and Clannad – gracing the latter’s Grammy award-winning album, ‘Landmarks’.

A founder member of top traditional music bands Lúnasa, Tamalin and Dónal Lunny’s ‘Coolfin’ in the 1990s, John has subsequently produced a string of critically acclaimed and innovative albums, both solo and collaborative, as well as co-writing ‘The Wheels Of The World: 300 Years of Irish Uilleann Pipers’ (Jawbone Press, 2015), a benchmark publication in traditional music history and appreciation.

John McSherry continues to push the boundaries of Irish music while remaining passionate about its ancient heart, with his current bands The Soma Band, At First Light, Ulaid and The Olllam.
‘The Seven Suns’ is available to pre-order now at johnmcsherry.com. You can also pre-order at Compass Records.(bonus pre-order content exclusive to johnmcsherry.com).

You can follow John, on Facebook and Twitter

The Songwriter Club 5th Birthday

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The Songwriter Club’s 5th Birthday Party is Saturday October 15th from 8pm in The Black Sheep on Capel Street, Dublin. The club’s upcoming meetings are as follows:

Kerry: October 13th in John B Keane’s, Listowel

Waterford: November 8th in The Revolution Bar

Galway: November 14th in Monroes

Dublin: November 18th in Friday Arts at No 5 Gardiner Row.

The idea behind the club is to bring songwriters together every couple of months to chat about all sorts of songwriting stuff, share ideas, set up collaborating groups and also to have fun getting to know each other. There will also be special guests from different areas of the industry. All songwriters, whatever the genre, whatever the standard are welcome to attend.

Keep up to date on The Songwriter Club Facebook page.

Wairwe Land release their single “Cupid`s Daughter”

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Wairwe Land a young energetic Folk and Alternative Rock band from Dublin, Ireland are about to take over the music scene with their new single “Cupid`s Daughter”.

Wairwe Land formed in the latter stages of 2014 and have grown hugely in the music industry in this short time.

Following a packed headline show in Dublin it was decided that it was time to show everything they had by releasing a single shortly after.

They decided it was time to release the very dynamic single “Cupid`s Daughter”.

“Cupid`s Daughter” is destined for great things following the release of their debut single “Lost” which made it to no.2 on iTunes.

Recorded in Temple Land one of Ireland`s top studios and Mastered in Abbey Road all 5 members of Wairwe Land are proud to present this single.

“Cupid`s Daughter” can be found on all online music venders and will be available to buy n Friday October 14th at 9 A.M.

Check out www.wairweland.ie for further info

Nocturnes Release Their New Video For ‘Whale Song’ Off Their Album The Soft Animal

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The new video for ‘Whale Song’ from Irish group Nocturnes’ album ‘The Soft Animal’ is out now, directed by Kevin McGloughlin.

You can listen to or purchase Whale Song (Single) on Spotify, iTunes, BandCamp and CD Baby

Live Dates

Nocturnes play the following October dates to mark the release.

October 8, Tengu as part of HWCH, Dublin
October 15, Beneath The Air, The Model, Sligo
October 29, Sligo Live, Sligo

Critical Reception

Whale Song comes from the album ‘The Soft Animal’ which has been released earlier this year. Nocturnes have featured on RTE Radio, Today FM, BBC NI and on Jason Kramer’s show on KCRW.
‘subtle elements of the fantastical’ – The Irish Times
‘flits between folk, ambient, orchestral and singer-songwriter styles, underscoring an inquisitiveness and search for something greater within’… Nialler9
‘Release of The Week’ ….. The Irish Times Culture
‘beautiful harmonies’ – BBC Radio Ulster, Across the Line
“a rewarding listen, ‘The Soft Animal’ is a true album” – The Last Mixtape
‘Album of The Week’ – Dan Hegarty, 2FM

You can follow Nocturnes through their Website and Twitter

Whale Song – Nocturnes from Kevin McGloughlin on Vimeo.

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