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Clare Sands Releases Her Second Single From Her Debut Album ‘Join Me At The Table’

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Clare Sands new single – ‘Surfing Up In Clare’, is out on August 5th and will be the second single on her debut album Join Me At The Table.

The single is in preparation of her forthcoming Autumn Irish tour with Luka Bloom, throughout September and October.

Clare will have her own launch on October 13th in Coughlans Bar, Cork.

Tour Dates: Irish Tour w/ Luka Bloom

Sept 2nd Gleneagle Acoustic Room (Luka Bloom) Killarney

Sept 10th Garter Lane Theatre (Luka Bloom) Waterford

Sept 17th Triskel Arts Centre ( Luka Bloom) Cork

Sept 23rd Kennys- Lahinch (Clare Sands Band) Co.Clare

Sept 24th Riverbank Arts Centre (Luka Bloom) Newbridge

Oct 7th Roisin Dúbh (Luka Bloom) Galway

Oct 8th The Greyhound (Clare Sands Band) Co.Clare

Oct 13th ALBUM LAUNCH Coughlans (Clare Sands Band) Cork

Oct 14th Whelans (Luka Bloom) Dublin

Oct 20th Nells Jazz & Blues (Mary Coughlan) London,UK

Oct 22nd Glór Theatre (Luka Bloom final night) Co.Clare

You can follow Clare on Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud

Burren Summer Festival 25th – 28th Of August 2016

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The Burren Summer Festival is proud to announce a new partnership with IMRO to enable 5 Irish composers to take part in the ‘Composing a New Island’ Music Marathon on 28th August in the Burren College of Art.

The IMRO ‘Composing a New Island’ Bursary will give each composer €100 plus free accommodation in Ballyvaughan.

Details of how to apply arefound here – http://www.clarememoryorchestra.com/bursary.html

IMRO are also supporting ‘Stories from the Old World’ a literature themed event at the Burren College of Art on Saturday 27th August at 1pm. Composers Anne-Marie O’Farrell, Dave Flynn and Vyvienne Long arefeatured alongside renowned traditional musician Brendan Begley and Irish Memory Orchestra members Mick O’Brien, Aoife Ní Bhriain, Niamh Varian-Barry, Ciara Ní Bhriain, Cormac Ó Broin, Róisín Donohoe and EimearMcGeown.

For more info about the festival please visit www.burrensummerfestival.com

Hvmmingbyrd Release Their New Single & Video For ‘If Love Was Enough’ Starring NBC’s ‘The Nightshift’ Irish Actor Eoin Macken

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Kildare band Hvmmingbyrd re-formed from its folky quintet beginnings of 2013, to an alt-pop duo in 2016 with original member Deborah Byrne joined by Suzette Das. With their atmospheric use of complex vocal arrangements and loops, and electronic sounds using synths and drum machine, they have drawn comparisons to artists such as Enya and Massive Attack.

Named Hot Press Super Six in 2015, their first single ‘Out of My Head’ released in 2016 was featured by Nialler9 and selected as Song of the Week on The Irish Times.

They look forward to playing Indiependence Music Trail, Live at Heart festival in Sweden and Electric Picnic this summer, and launching their new EP ‘Know My Name’ produced by Hvmmingbyrd and Aisling Jarvis on September 29th in the Grand Social.

You can follow Hvmmingbyrd on Facebook, Twitter and Breaking Tunes

MathMan & The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble ‘Hyp Hop’

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Dublin city meets Chicago in this collaborative project two years in the making as producer MathMan teams up with the legendary brothers Hypnotic for ‘Hyp Hop’ – a golden era inspired collection of raw boom bap.

Having first collaborated on the Animators 2013 hit ‘Those Were the Days’ – a creative energy was sparked between MathMan and the HBE which inspired this unique collaborative project.

‘Hyp Hop’ allows us to see an exciting new side to the HBE – one unheard on previous solo projects. Leaving the musical landscape in the very capable hands of MathMan, the HBE put the brass to one side momentarily to exhibit their love of hip hop and their natural flare and talent for lyricism with raw, authentic flows and wordplay.

On ‘Hyp Hop’, MathMan’s vivid production style inspires the canvas on which the HBE paint. Thematically HBE’s social consciousness is clear on tracks such as ‘M.O.M’ and ‘True to Life’. Elsewhere, MathMan’s laid back production on ‘Gain It All’ and ‘Baji’s Interlude’ evokes tones of positivity and self affirmation. Darker themes are explored on ‘Milwaukee’ and ‘Streets’ whilst the true essence of hip hop is brought to life on lead single ‘Where I’m From’ (featuring DMC champion Dj Tuki) with raw lyricism and authentic boom bap production.

To complete the package, MathMan flips the collaborative process and re-works one of HBE’s own productions in ‘Navigator’. Here he turns their 2014 hit from the album ‘Fly’ into a colossal end of night orchestration.

Sonically and thematically ‘Hyp Hop’ is a well rounded project that’s conscious and introspective with a quintessential hip hop sound.

Produced by MathMan Mixed by MathMan Mastered by Damian Chennells Artwork & Sleeve design by Dan Leo © Weapon of Choice 2016 ‘Hyp Hop’ is available as a digital download from all online retailers and as a limited edition cassette tape from August 1st 2016.

You can follow MathMan on Facebook and Twitter

Swords Release New Track ‘Betty Machete’ From Their Forthcoming Album Tidal Waves

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Betty Machete is the first single from Swords forthcoming second album Tidal Waves.

Swords are a three piece band from Dublin, with members Diane Anglim (vocals & piano), Jarlath Canning (bass, guitars & synth) and Ian Frawley (drums).

The album Tidal Waves, due for release this winter, was produced by platinum selling producer Karl Odlum (The Frames, Gemma Hayes, Mic Christopher, Ham Sandwich), and Mastered by
Grammy winning engineer Mandy Parnell (Feist, Bjork, The xx, Sigur Ros, Tame Impala). It marks a departure in sound from Swords previous releases, the band noting a more considered approach to writing, live recording methods, sparse arrangements and a fuller, more
organic sound.

A live version of Betty Machete was previously released on the EP ‘Live at Smalltown America Studios’.
Betty Machete is available digitally on iTunes, Spotify and Google Play.

Swords previous work has been published by Smalltown America Music, playlisted by TXFM, aired on RTE 2FM, Today FM and BBC Radio. Shows have included headliners at Whelans, The Button Factory, slots at Electric Picnic and support at The Olympia Theatre. With TV appearances on Other Voices, The Works and Ceol ar an Imeall.

More singles and live date announcements soon…

You can follow Swords on Facebook, Twitter & SoundCloud

Brendan Graham repertoire broadcast as part of Euroradio project

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As part of a cross-cultural, Euroradio project, with which Brendan Graham has been involved through the EBU, seven national European radio stations in Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Israel, Moldova and Portugal – have taken to broadcasting, two CDs of Basque artiste, Olatz Zugasti, with a number of Brendan Graham’s repertoire included.

GAU HOTZENEAN ERE – Olatz Zugasti
Nora Ote Zara Joan (Crucan na bPaiste)
Mutil Horaila (The Fairhaired Boy)
Lo Kanta (Sleepsong)
Bizirik Gaudelako (Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears)

UR GOIENA, UR BARRENA – Olatz Zugasti
Mezularia
Agur Eta Ohore (The Fair, Fair Land)

Brendan Graham is one of Ireland’s most successful songwriters, having written two winning Eurovison entries for Ireland (Rock N Roll Kids and The Voice) as well as one of the most successful songs in the history of popular music, You Raise Me Up, which to date has been recorded over hundreds of times in numerous languages.

Brian Kennedy and Billy Farrell recognised for their No.1 album

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At last night’s interview and performances by Paul Williams and Brian Kennedy, Brian and his producer Billy Farrell were awarded for their collaboration on Brian’s No.1 album ‘Voices’

The presentation took place before an interview which shone a light at both Paul and Brian’s backgrounds, style of writing, experiences working in the industry and also their views on the future of songwriting and the industry itself.

The award was presented by IMRO Director of Marketing and Membership Keith Johnson and IMRO Chairman Keith Donald.

IMRO Welcomes Its 11,000th Member

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Pictured: Jafaris, Victor Finn (IMRO CEO) & Keith Johnson (Director of Marketing & Membership IMRO)

The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO), the organisation which collects and distributes royalties for songwriters, composers and music publishers for the public performance of their songs are delighted to announce Percy Chamburuka (aka Jafaris) as it’s 11,000th member.

Emerging as one of Ireland’s hottest artistic talents, rapper, singer, poet and actor Jafaris is currently recording his highly anticipated debut EP.

Be sure to check out the incredible ‘Lucid’ video below and you can catch him live this coming Saturday (July 9th) in Bello Bar, Portobello, Dublin from 8pm.

Createschool Music Education Programme 2016

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Createschool has been successfully delivering workshops now for over 15 years, encouraging students to collaborate and discover hidden talents. We began with Songschool and from there our interests and passions led us to develop our workshop portfolio into a broader range of creative and multimedia offerings. We can now enable students to develop their own creativity and express themselves through moving images, words or music.

Our commitment to delivering excellent and rewarding education experiences remains as strong as ever.

Technology

Our workshops focus on capturing, harnessing and sharing creativity and sometimes this will be best achieved through using mobile digital technology (phones, iPads etc). Technology is used for its creative application rather than simply its practical capability. Whilst we predominantly use Apple technology, we ensure that everything we teach can also be done on open source software for PC laptops, Android smart phones etc.

Some important practical stuff…

Workshops are designed to fit into existing teaching plans or can be developed as a separate project ( based on themes such as the Environment, DevEd and Mental Health)

An ability to use technology, be an expert LEGO builder, direct a movie, sing or play an instrument is NOT a pre-requisite

Our workshops are suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities (8 years old and beyond…!)

Workshops are delivered in schools, art centres, venues and festivals throughout Ireland

Workshops can be customised to suit specific requirements

All equipment and materials are supplied

You can find information on when and where all of the Createschool events will be happening on their Facebook and Website.

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