Cat Clyde

Canada’s Cat Clyde comes to Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford this week to present her country-blues-folk tunes as found on 2023’s wonderful Down Rounder. Recorded in legendary L.A. studio Sound City with Tony Berg (Phoebe Bridgers, boygenius), Down Rounder sees the Ontario songwriter embrace the world of nature, featuring odes to the moon and a waltz through the seasons.

like spending quality time with a reassuring friend who puts the craziness of the world into perspective.
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Cat Clyde at End of the Road 2024

The annual pilgrimage to Larmer Tree Gardens included witnessing Cat Clyde showcase her extensive range, delighting the End of the Road Festival crowd with an early afternoon appearance on the beloved Garden Stage. Songs from Down Rounder took centre stage, but to experience the singer from rural Canada’s vocal acrobatics in full flight was a festival highlight in itself.

Press play on the player below to listen to Down Rounder on Bandcamp.

Cat Clyde Irish Tour

Cat Clyde plays the following dates in Ireland in 2024:

• Wednesday 4th September, Workman’s Club, Dublin
• Thursday 5th September, Winthrop Avenue, Cork
• Friday 6th September, Dolan’s Kasbah, Limerick
• Saturday 7th September, Phil Grimes, Waterford

For a full list of tour dates see the Instagram post below.

Down Rounder by Cat Clyde is available from all good record shops now.

For more on Cat Clyde visit catclydemusic.com

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Snõõper

Prolong your summer punk-rock feels by taking in a show from Tennessee quintet, Snõõper. [Barely] Containing Blair Tramel (vocals), Connor Cummins and Ian Teeple (guitars), Happy Haugen (bass) and Cam Sarrett (drums), the Nashville fivesome released their first full-length record, Super Snõõper, last summer. Truly a force of nature, the Tennessee group’s whirlwind less-than-2-minute punk tunes played at breakneck speed is something to behold. Expect a guitarist crowd-surfing at full throttle by your head at all times. And when they have you gasping for breath they invite an entourage of surreal papier-mâché puppets to join them on stage, meaning by the end of the show you are not 100% what has just happened, but you know you want more. And suddenly the ever pogoing Blair and co. are gone into the night. Pure carnage. True fun.

an adrenalized mix of mutant punk and garage rock
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Press play on the player below to listen to Super Snõõper on Bandcamp.

Snõõper Irish Tour

Snõõper play the following dates in Ireland in 2024:

• Thursday 5th September, Róisín Dubh, Galway
• Friday 6th September, Dolan’s Kasbah, Limerick
• Saturday 7th September, Workman’s Club, Dublin

Super Snõõper by Snõõper is available from all good record shops now.

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End of the Road 2024

End of the Road is the low trees firm favourite alternative music festival and the Salisbury jamboree returns to Larmer Tree Gardens this year from Thursday 29th August until Sunday 1st September. Simon Taffe’s “drunken idea” has a firm reputation for breaking new bands and artists before most have ever laid ears on them so it’s always encouraging to see Irish musicans booked for the annual get-together. With some you’ll be very familiar, others less so but these are the six Irish artists set to rock End of the Road 2024.

Lankum @ The Garden Stage (Friday, 9.45pm)

To experience Lankum’s interpretation of Irish traditional music live is akin to being invited to stagger through the thin veil of reality into the netherworld and back again as the Dublin quartet’s doom-folk/nu-trad morphs from gentle balladry to drone metal. Truly a sight to witness live. And End of the Road’s hallowed Garden Stage provides the perfect backdrop for a group at the peak of their powers.

• Click here for a 2015 low trees interview with Lankum.

CMAT @ Woods (Friday, 5.30pm)

Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s chart-topping, award-winning country-pop takes centre stage with an appearance at End of the Road’s biggest platform, The Woods Stage. From Robbie Williams’ endorsements to wowing Glastonbury audiences, there simply is no ceiling to the heights CMAT continues to scale.

Traditional music fans make sure to check out further October highlights here.

Lisa O’Neill at The Garden Stage (Saturday, 4.30pm)

Lisa O’Neill has been masterfully holding court with End of the Road audiences for a number of years. 2024 marks the year where the Cavan songwriter graduates to The Garden Stage, a perfect foil for her unique voice to shine and enlighten. Last year’s wondrous flight through the bird kingdom on All Of This Is Chance expanded on O’Neill’s powerful body of work.

• Click here for a 2015 low trees interview with Lisa O’Neill.

Newdad @ The Folly (Thursday, 9.15pm)

Galway’s Newdad will whirl their captivating blend of shoegaze, dream pop, and alternative rock across The Folly audience on Thursday evening. Their debut album, Madra, showcased an instinctive blend of melody and fuzz. Expect a mesmerizing live show inside an intimate tent to kickstart the first night of End of the Road.

Sprints @ The Big Top (Friday, 8.30pm)

Sprints, the Dublin-based post-punk band, surge into The Big Top with a high-energy, no-holds-barred live show, fuelled by infectious riffs and Karla Chubb’s powerful vocals. With their DIY ethos and socially conscious lyrics, Sprints have quickly cemented themselves as a must-see act not only in the Irish music scene but internationally. DIYmag.com put it best: “Musical exorcism at its very best.”

Gurriers @ The Folly (Friday, 7.30pm)

Raw and noisy, the raucous energy of quintet Gurriers will stretch The Folly seams to the limit as they make their End of the Road debut. Their 2024 five-track EP, No More Photos, is exhilarating from the first second and a must-catch for EOTR fans looking for energy and sweat at this year’s festival.

End of the Road takes place in Larmer Tree Gardens, England from 31st August-1st September 2024.
For more see:

endoftheroadfestival.com

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This week’s video playlist is wholly and completely dedicated to Pearl Jam‘s first full band appearance in Ireland in a long time. Twenty videos of the legendary Seattle rockers playing their long list of hits live including Even Flow, Hail Hail, Rearviewmirror and a lot more.

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Marlay Park

Pearl Jam play Marlay Park, Dublin on Saturday 22nd June. At the time of writing, the Event Organiser has confirmed the following times for the event on 22nd June 2024:

4pm – Gates open
5.30pm – The Murder Capital
6.45pm – Richard Ashcroft
8pm – Pearl Jam

Dark Matter interview with Zane Lowe

To watch Zane Lowe talk all things Dark Matter with Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Jeff Ament and Matt Cameron select play on the video below.

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Cork Midsummer Festival 2024

The Cork Midsummer Festival comes back to colour in our world, promising an eclectic mix of arts and culture right in the heart of Cork. This year, in addition to the celebration of all things classical at the Cork Proms, the festival’s alternative music line-up offers a range of gigs and concerts with a focus on showcasing independent talent, a celebration of Cork’s punk and DIY spirit. Here are the top music events to see at the 2024 Cork Midsummer Festival.

New Blood Live at St. Luke’s (21st-22nd June)

Live at St. Luke’s hosts the New Blood series, showcasing emerging talents across a couple of nights in St. Luke’s featuring The Love Buzz, I Dreamed I Dream and more.

Friday, 21st June: Ezra Williams, I Dreamed I Dream, and Rua Rí Live at St. Luke’s

Saturday, 22nd June: The Love Buzz, The Cliffords, and Pebbledash Live at St. Luke’s

9.57 (Sunset): A Curated Experience

Immerse yourself in the unique 9.57 (Sunset) series, curated by Cork Midsummer Festival artist in residence Ellen King aka ELLLL, and Emer Yip for Sample Studios across two weekends, utilising both Triskel‘s Christchurch and more intimate Theatre Development Centre (TDC) auditorium. Keep an eye out for Holy Tongue, a dynamite team-up of percussionist Valentina Magaletti and producer Al Wootton. Throughout both weekends, Berlin-based artist Kayleigh Maimaran will transform the Triskel Sample Project Space into an immersive chill zone, offering visitors a place to relax, reflect, and rejuvenate.

• Friday, 14th June (Curated by ELLL):
  • Lineup: Holy Tongue, Fixity, & more at Triskel Arts Centre
• Saturday, 15th June (Curated by ELLL):
  • Lineup: Okkyung Lee, Jasmine Wood, Méabh McKenna, surprise DJs & more at Triskel Arts Centre
• Friday, 21st June (Curated by Emer Yip):
  • Lineup: Cindytalk, Florence To, Howlbux, & more at Triskel Arts Centre
• Saturday, 22nd June (Curated by Emer Yip):
  • Lineup: Kate NV, Felisha Ledesma, 5lowershop Soundsystem, & more at Triskel Arts Centre

Linda Fredriksson’s Juniper (14th June)

Get ready for a night of boundary-pushing jazz at Triskel Arts Centre, as acclaimed saxophonist Linda Fredriksson will perform tracks from the extraordinary album Juniper. Joined by Tuomo Prättälä on keyboards, Mikael Saastamoinen on bass, and Olavi Louhivuori on drums, Fredriksson has become renowned for an unforgettable live experience. Don’t miss this chance to see one of Europe’s leading jazz musicians in action at Triskel on 14th June.

Free St Luke’s Music Trail (22nd June)

Explore the inviting St. Luke’s area while enjoying free live music at various pop-up venues at the cross. Perfect for those who want to soak up the festival atmosphere on a budget.

• Saturday, 22nd June:
  • 3pm: Eternal Youth Eternal Beauty at Cork Coffee Roasters
  • 4.30pm: Luke O’Neill at St. Luke’s Wine Tavern
  • 6pm: Gerron at Henchy’s Bar
  • 10.30pm: AbbieLee at Henchy’s Bar

Secret Show (22nd June)

For the risk-takers, take a punt on The Frisky Whiskey Bar on 22nd June for an intimate, one-night-only performance by an acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter at Cork Midsummer Festival. Experience tenderness, grit, and transcendence from a special guest alongside special guest singers and performers.

Solstice Céilí (21st June)

Tap along with a time-traveling band of traditional musicians and dancers as they explore 4000 years of Ireland’s social dancing, from 2024 BC to 2024 AD, at the Solstice Céilí. Guided by the improvised trad band Damhsa Liomsa and Fear an Spraoi Martin O’Donoghue, this unique celebration at Elizabeth Fort will take you from the bronze and stone ages to the 1940s waltz and end with a “polka mosh pit”, making it an unforgettable experience at the Cork Midsummer Festival.

• Cork Midsummer Festival 2024 takes place across various Cork venues from 12th-23rd June.

Info and Tickets available at www.corkmidsummer.com

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Welcome to another batch of new music in the package of playlist #766. Begin the week afresh with new music and videos from Habibi, Niamh Regan, Beth Gibbons, Anastasia Coope, Arooj Aftab, A Lazarus Soul, Eve Clague, Cardinals on this week’s video playlist.

Click on the player below to start the playlist.

Tour News

Galway musician Niamh Regan is touring new album Come As You Are around Ireland now.
Visit www.niamhregan.com for tour dates.

Eve Clague appears Saturday 8th June at Plugd Records

New Cardinals E.P. out Friday 7th June.

A Lazarus Soul play Coughlans on Friday 23rd August,

See the Cork Gig Guide for more.

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Clang Sayne to release Sounding Seams on 6th June

The multi-cornered genre-defying Clang Sayne return with Sounding Seams, a brand new E.P. to be released on 6th June. Founded and fronted by Wexford’s Laura Hyland, Clang Sayne last featured on the site when touring the 2017 record The Round Soul of the World, which Hyland toured around Ireland with long-time collaborators Carolyn Goodwin (woodwinds) & Matthew Jacobson (drums) who return for Sounding Seams. At once a sound and metal sculpture piece, Hyland began the project back in 2018 when invited by the Irish National Heritage Park in her hometown to compose a reaction to the “ancient art of metal forgery”.

A playful exploration of Pythagoras’ ‘music of the spheres’ hypothesis.

Sounding Seams E.P.

Referencing a myth concerning the ancient Greek philosopher and polymath Pythagoras’ encounter with a blacksmith, “and his ensuing vision of a musical cosmos – ‘the music of the spheres'”, the Wexford composer and songwriter conjured two live performances exploring the myth into the world through the use of a
sound installation constructed by dozens of DIY chimes, manifesting in a giant permanent chime sculpture. Hyland returned to the Heritage Park in 2022 with Goodwin and Jacobson (and guest musician Caimin Gilmore) to capture Sounding Seams as an E.P., recording live in a Crannóg – a prehistoric circular mud building).

Listen to Music of the Spheres on the player below.

Sounding Seams Documentary

The Sounding Seams project was also captured in video form, documenting the process from start to finish.

Watch the Sounding Seams documentary using the player below.

Clang Sayne

Clang Sayne was founded by Irish composer and songwriter Laura Hyland in 2008 to channel myriad musical influences into her songs via collaboration with fellow artists & musicians. Previous releases include Winterlands (2009), and The Round Soul of the World (2017).

Sounding Seams by Clang Sayne is released via Bandcamp on 6th June 2024.

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Kamasi Washington, one of the starlets of contemporary jazz music, has been confirmed for this year’s Cork Jazz Festival, along with many more.

Cork Jazz Festival 2024

Joining Washington will be Gregory Porter, Seun Kuti, Buena Vista All Stars, Orchestra Baobab, Amadou and Mariam, Alina Bzhezhinska, Takuya Kuroda, Les Amazones D’Afrique and Mary Coughlan. The annual music meet-up takes place over the October bank holiday weekend (Thursday 24th October to Monday 28th October 2024). Festival director Mark Murphy announced the details earlier today, commenting:

This line-up will resonate worldwide and put us on par with the greatest jazz festivals internationally. Gregory Porter sold out 2 shows at the Cork Opera House pre-Christmas and is the biggest voice of jazz internationally. Kamasi Washington is an American jazz superstar, and the high-end Afro-Cuban jazz of the Buena Vista All Stars is as good as it gets for a spectacle. And we have more to announce!

Flashing back to October 2020 – yes, that year – Kamasi was on my hitlist of 5 Jazz Artists I’d Love to See Play Cork Jazz Festival. There’s plenty of time for the other four to be announced, isn’t there?

Tickets for all shows go on sale this Friday 31st May on guinnesscorkjazz.com.

Update: Kamasi Washington at Cork Opera House tickets now on sale at corkoperahouse.ie.

• Cork Jazz Festival 2024 takes place across various Cork venues from Thursday 24th October to Monday 28th October 2024

Info and Tickets available at guinnesscorkjazz.com

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Cork Gig Guide for October 2023

Cork really turns up the intensity for gigs in the Autumn. Sounds From a Safe Harbour, The Cork Folk Festival, Culture Night and Coughlan’s Live Music Festival lit up September and there is no sign of a let-up as a whole host of international and homegrown talent play shows throughout a multitude of venues this October. And we haven’t even mentioned the jazz yet. See below for highlights.

Brigid Mae Power @ The Chapel, Griffith College

Critically acclaimed dream-folk songwriter Brigid Mae Power released her fourth studio album, Dream From The Deep Well, earlier this year. A special autumn performance from The Chapel at Griffith College on Wellington Road presents a particularly special chance to see one of Ireland’s top contemporary talents perform live in an intimate venue.

Brigid Mae Power plays The Chapel, Griffith College Friday 6th October.

For tickets see eventbrite

UPDATE: this event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble Live At St. Luke’s

The best way to accompany a master fiddler is to surround him with fellow master musicians. Comprised of Cormac McCarthy (piano), Kate Ellis (cello), Kyle Sanna (guitar) and Brian Donnellan (bouzouki/harmonium/concertina) and Hayes himself, the supergroup all arrive at the music from a different perspective, yet are bound by their own personal links to Irish traditional music. The magic that results can be heard through the release of Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble‘s captivating Peggy’s Dream, set free into the world earlier this year. Do not miss.

Martin Hayes & The Common Ground Ensemble are Live at St. Luke’s on Sunday 22nd October.

For tickets see eventbrite.

Also – see Martin Hayes solo at the legendary De Barra’s of Clonakilty, Friday 6th October.

Traditional music fans make sure to check out further October highlights here.

Lisa O’Neill at The Everyman

We’re huge fans of Lisa O’Neill round these parts, and couldn’t think of any venue more fitting for the Cavan songwriter than the beautiful Everyman Palace. Go hear tunes from O’Neill’s Rough Trade-released record All of This Is Chance at her biggest Cork concert to date. Another

Lisa O’Neill and Seamus Fogarty play The Everyman, Saturday 7th October

Natalia Beylis in Plugd

From the quiet comes Natalia Beylis, armed with a brand new record of surrealist soundscapes, exploratory keyboards and field recordings. Inspired by the wilds of Leitrim (where Beylis calls home) and an experimental music community (as one point of the Woven Skull triangle), Mermaids is a six-track release with a rescued CRB Elettronica Ancona – Model: Diamond 708 E Electric Keyboard at its core. Experience Mermaids in-person at Plugd Records on Saturday, 7th October, joined by Star Of The Sea. Or take a roadtrip west to catch Natalia Beylis at Levis’ Corner House on Sunday 8th October. For a recent interview with Natalia Beylis, see The Thin Air.

Natalia Beylis plays Plugd Records Saturday 7th October, Levis’ Corner House Sunday 8th October.

Tickets available from plugdrecords.com

The Unthanks Live at St. Luke’s

Rachel and Becky Unthank are the northeast of England’s celebrated sibling harmonious duo The Unthanks. The Northumbrian sisters have developed a close affinity with Cork over the years through various festivals and projects including a headline slot at the 2017 edition of the Cork Folk Festival. The Unthanks return for what are always special shows Live at St. Luke’s on Thursday 12th October.

There are few times when you discover a band and they stalk immediately to the heart of everything you love and hold dear.

Maxine Peak

The Unthanks play Live At St. Luke’s Thursday 12th October.

For tickets, visit eventbrite.

More Gigs?

That’s not to mention:
Thursday 5th October, Cork Improvised Music Club Em Dash in Plugd Records
Friday 6th October, Jape in Plugd Records
Friday 6th October, Lisa Lambe at Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Friday 6th October, Liam Ó’Maonlai at St. George’s Art & Heritage Centre (Mitchelstown)
Monday 9th October, Talk with Annie, an evening with NYC writer and performer Annie Lanzillotto in Maureen’s
Thursday 12th October, Síomha at Prim’s Bookshop (Kinsale)
Friday 13th October, Síomha at Levis’ Corner House (Ballydehob)
Friday 13th October, Seth Lakeman in Connolly’s (Leap)
Saturday 14th October, Cate Kennan and Ruairi De Burca in Plugd Records
Saturday 14th October, Paddy Casey in Cyprus Avenue
Thursday 19th October, Autre Monde in Coughlans
Thursday 19th October, Aoife Scott at Seachurch (Ballycotton)
Saturday 21st October, I Dreamed, I Dream and Inchworm, Cork Opera House (Green Room)
Monday 23rd October, Josh Ritter, Cork Opera House

And the many more gigs constantly being announced for Cork City and County.

See latest Cork gig guide details here.

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Loads more new music in the package of playlist #765. Begin the week afresh with new music and videos from I Dreamed I Dream, Lone Bison, David Duffy Quartet, Brigid Mae Power, Cherry Glazerr, Molly Burch, Lisa O’Neill and Slow Pulp. on this week’s video playlist.

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Tour News

I Dreamed, I Dream play The Green Room at Cork Opera House Saturday 21st October with Inchworm.
Tickets available at www.corkoperahouse.ie

Brigid Mae Power plays The Chapel at Griffith College, Cork Friday 6th October. CANCELLED

See the Cork Gig Guide for more.

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