Limerick's Music Scene

pappyodaniel · 13-10-2009 12:37pm #1

Hey all, I don't know if this has been done before on the Limerick forum but could we all contribute any band or artist hailing from the Limerick area that you are a fan of or possibly a member of (self pimping is ok). I have seen threads like this before from other regions like Galway and Sligo and it has opened me up to hearing bands below the radar that I never would have heard of.

So what I would like to see would be the name of the band or artist, a description of what they sound like (genre), and add a link to their myspace, facebook,bebo or youtube.

It's good to support your own. I'm also gonna post this on the Clare forum too.

Insect Overlord · 13-10-2009 1:20pm

I like the idea here.

First local band I've listened to properly would have to be Walter Mitty and the Realists. They're doing pretty well at the moment.

Also, a little plug here for The Demise. Their lead-singer/drummer goes to Mary I, so I've had the chance to see them a few times as well.

It looks like I might be hooking up with a band in the next few weeks, will plug them if my audition goes well :P.

h3000 · 13-10-2009 2:04pm

Some Limerick artists/bands I really like

Brendan Markham ex The Driven click here and here (Excellent band, sadly no longer together)

Secret Police

Walter Mitty & The Realists

seachto7 · 13-10-2009 2:56pm

giveamanakick (alas no more....)
Windings
Last days of death country
birdthistle (shameless plug...)
mark o connor

there's probably loads more too.

The Driven were from Newcastle West? There's some footage of them on a french tv show from back in the 90s, tis pretty cool...

h3000 · 13-10-2009 3:06pm

seachto7 wrote: »

The Driven were from Newcastle West?

Rathkeale

seachto7 wrote: »

There's some footage of them on a french tv show from back in the 90s, tis pretty cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17ZJL6iJT3Q

Some music videos from them too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxCKbvPevAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u63Es5cSDo&feature=channel

D-A-V-E · 13-10-2009 3:12pm

free beer is a good band, i dunno if they just do cover songs tho..or if they are from limerick! they seem to be playing in limerick every week tho!

Paulegend · 13-10-2009 4:00pm

D-A-V-E wrote: »

free beer is a good band, i dunno if they just do cover songs tho..or if they are from limerick! they seem to be playing in limerick every week tho!

i think they are just a cover band. seen them in smiths a few times but they put on a good show in fairness. biggest problem in limerick is there are very few places that will hire a band to play their own stuff as oppose to covers.

pappyodaniel · 13-10-2009 5:36pm

Woodstar formed in the early noughties are imo one of the better bands from the area. http://www.myspace.com/woodstarie

Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters http://www.myspace.com/foxjawbountyhunters

Dryad's Saddle http://www.myspace.com/dryadssaddle

Solar Dreams http://www.myspace.com/solardreams

MrFireBox · 13-10-2009 7:50pm

Anyone know anything about when Alvin purple broke up or if they have any plans to get back together? Used to see them in Docs late nineties, great times

Txatxu Urki · 13-10-2009 9:18pm

Alvin and the boys played their farewell gig back in 2004 at Dolans Warehouse as part of a charity gig..no word of them reforming as of yet but watch this space..

postdarwin · 13-10-2009 9:55pm

There's a lot of old info on Limerick bands here.

badboyblast · 13-10-2009 10:25pm

Treaty 300

hi_im_fil · 13-10-2009 10:27pm

+1 for The Demise

http://www.myspace.com/thedemiselimerick

badboyblast · 13-10-2009 10:42pm

Vesta Varro anybody...... Released lots of good music and got charted.

bazkennedy · 13-10-2009 10:59pm

Better than you are a good up and coming group of youngsters. They play regularly in dolans. They've played Cois Farraige, opened for the blizzards and kila and won the limerick and munster finals of Blast Beat, coming second in the national final

badboyblast · 13-10-2009 11:10pm

bring back the beat on the street!!:D or the raves in the Theatre Royal would do me!!

Insect Overlord · 14-10-2009 12:25am

bazkennedy wrote: »

Better than you are a good up and coming group of youngsters.

I too have heard good things about these guys.

BobTheBeat · 14-10-2009 10:19am

Have to put a plug in for my own group.. Roper. Your friendly neighborhood metal band!

Also worth mentioning are, Last days of death country, windings, walter mitty and the realists.

Sgt Hartman · 14-10-2009 11:30am

I saw a great rock band in Baker Place back in the summer. Forget the name but there were 2 lads in the band who were half-Asian in appearance, I'd say they were brothers. Played some great tunes-and I got two free bottles of Kopparbergs pear that night as well:).

pappyodaniel · 14-10-2009 4:40pm

Sgt Hartman wrote: »

I saw a great rock band in Baker Place back in the summer. Forget the name but there were 2 lads in the band who were half-Asian in appearance, I'd say they were brothers. Played some great tunes-and I got two free bottles of Kopparbergs pear that night as well:).

Going by your description i'd say they are Gargotha Sun from Shannon.

jocksandsocks · 15-10-2009 2:51pm

bobmeaney wrote: »

Have to put a plug in for my own group.. Roper. Your friendly neighborhood metal band!

Also worth mentioning are, Last days of death country, windings, walter mitty and the realists.

are roper the crowd with the twins?

BobTheBeat · 15-10-2009 3:30pm

haha thats us man.

pinkfloyd34 · 15-10-2009 9:26pm

badboyblast wrote: »

bring back the beat on the street!!:D or the raves in the Theatre Royal would do me!!

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

seachto7 · 16-10-2009 9:44am

pinkfloyd34 wrote: »

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

Up by the dole office on davis street. I used to hand out the flyers for boogie wonderland!

sceptre · 16-10-2009 9:48am

pinkfloyd34 wrote: »

wheres the theatre royal? i remember being in a few raves in the metroland in waterford and getting flyers about raves in the theatre royal in limerick and now that i live near limerick for the last 5 years i still dont know where it is

Top of Cecil Street. You'd hardly notice it.

rstans · 16-10-2009 8:43pm

Foleys on Lower Shannon Street are having a singer/songwriter night every Monday night. All welcome. anybody who wants to play can and if you're a bit nervous about playing one of the lads will play with you. Must be original stuff.

spitfireIRL · 20-10-2009 11:41am

how have the rubberbandits not been mentioned yet

Mc Love · 20-10-2009 12:10pm

Cos everyone is tired of hearing them?

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 3:04pm

couple of idiots being/acting like scumbags should not be mentioned in the same light as music artists!!!!!!!!!!!!!

these guys are making fun of "the limerick way".

they are sickening

o its so funny lets ring someone and pretend we are someone else and then just before they cop on its a prank we will shout and curse at them

BobTheBeat · 20-10-2009 3:11pm

Ill have to step in there Paulegend, the rubberbandits have been making music for the past 12 months or so, and damn fine music at that. They even supported Ice Cube in the tripod in Dublin earlier this year.

You should check out their myspace and see/listen for yourself. http://www.myspace.com/rubberbanditspranks .

edit; what's 'The Limerick way' you are referring to?

spitfireIRL · 20-10-2009 3:52pm

yup, check out bags of glue, up da ra ( a satire)

Mc Love · 20-10-2009 4:10pm

Bag of Glue and Pure Awkward have been their best work, they really havent produced anything good since them

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 4:53pm

bobmeaney wrote: »

Ill have to step in there Paulegend, the rubberbandits have been making music for the past 12 months or so, and damn fine music at that. They even supported Ice Cube in the tripod in Dublin earlier this year.

You should check out their myspace and see/listen for yourself. http://www.myspace.com/rubberbanditspranks .

edit; what's 'The Limerick way' you are referring to?

ok ill hold my hands up and i apologise if they are actually playing music now. havent heard them but ill prob check it out later(cant open myspace at work).

the "limerick way" im refering to is "well shame hows it going" and all that waa talk really. thats what i meant by it. they where talking and acting like limerick scumbags which seems to be a norm thing to do these days

pretending to be a scumbag is as bad as being one. its not funny its sad

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 5:02pm

O MY FUPING GOD!!!!!

just checked it out on myspace on my mobile!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i take back my apology

role models for any child i say

zuroph · 20-10-2009 5:41pm

they played to a capacity 5000 people at electric picnic, and their next Dublin show is circa €20 a ticket and gonna be a sell out, they're the friday night act at the galway comedy festival this weekend, etc. etc.
I'd say they're not worried if you don't like their music, enough people do to make it very worthwhile.

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 5:46pm

very true. celian dion doesnt care that i hate her either. she wont mail me back. that bidch:D

zuroph · 20-10-2009 5:49pm

Paulegend wrote: »

very true. celian dion doesnt care that i hate her either. she wont mail me back. that bidch:D

ur spelling her name wrong, the emails probably arent getting through :pac:

Paulegend · 20-10-2009 5:52pm

zuroph wrote: »

ur spelling her name wrong, the emails probably arent getting through :pac:

touché :cool:

pappyodaniel · 20-10-2009 11:23pm

Back on topic. Another band worth a mention would be The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra
http://www.myspace.com/bplo

They remind me of bands like Belle&Sebastian, Magnetic Fields, Divine Comedy, Fred.. and Jens Lekman. They have been getting a lot of radio play on TodayFM and 2FM with their song 'Soon', one of the catchiest tunes I've heard in ages.

pappyodaniel · 20-10-2009 11:30pm

I want Paulegend to come up with something, and if all he comes up with is The Cranberries, I will find him and I will kill him. :mad:

irishvamp90 · 21-10-2009 7:50am

I liked the rubber bandits phone calls and their 1st song bags of glue but the other sonngs i played to people in college not from limerick and they were like its very boring after bags of glue because of the scumbag satire!I saw them in trinity rooms and being honest they should stick to comedy writing.Their getting alot of good spots because they know the right people

rubber bandits should try the knob nation/gift grub/phone jacker stuff they would be brillant at that

Azphyxi8 · 21-10-2009 8:12am

Anyone into metal? The Siege of Limerick is on this Sunday in Baker Place.

It's an all day metal fest, starting at 12 noon. Free entry.

http://www.myspace.com/badreplive

irishvamp90 · 21-10-2009 8:13am

Azphyxi8 wrote: »

Anyone into metal? The Siege of Limerick is on this Sunday in Baker Place.

It's an all day metal fest, starting at 12 noon. Free entry.

http://www.myspace.com/badreplive

sounds good! free gigs:)

Paulegend · 21-10-2009 10:01am

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I want Paulegend to come up with something, and if all he comes up with is The Cranberries, I will find him and I will kill him. :mad:

ironicly i know a chick who sang with them a couple times in dirty nellies.

ooooooooooooooo im on the spot to come up with some1 now:D

well tenor Derek Malony would be bitter if i didnt give him a mention for anyone who likes that style of music. even if your not a fan his pretty good.

also seen a band in bakers this time last year. they are from waterford their name is Floyd Soul and the Wolf they have a kings of leon kind of beat to them http://www.myspace.com/floydsoul

let me know what you think. they are up and coming and hopefully not just another almost.

besides bakers and occasionally dolans where can you watch up and coming bands play their own stuff????????

zuroph · 21-10-2009 10:29am

irishvamp90 wrote: »

I liked the rubber bandits phone calls and their 1st song bags of glue but the other sonngs i played to people in college not from limerick and they were like its very boring after bags of glue because of the scumbag satire!I saw them in trinity rooms and being honest they should stick to comedy writing.Their getting alot of good spots because they know the right people.
rubber bandits should try the knob nation/gift grub/phone jacker stuff they would be brillant at that

again, the attendance figures dont lie. They're selling out shows around the country.

Also, they were asked to do a similar radio thing, but i believe, due to legal worries by the station they were asked to fake the calls. :mad:

irishvamp90 · 21-10-2009 10:35am

Well at electric picnic you playing to a huge crowd,im sorry i saw them in trinity and the songs sucked excpet bag of glue cause its catchy

pappyodaniel · 21-10-2009 5:44pm

I saw them play to a sold out show in The Academy in Dublin and you wouldn't believe the improvement in their act, friends of mine who were previously dismissive of them were only in attendance to see the support act Hardy Bucks and were amazed at how good the Bandits were. New songs and prank calls were played. Couldn't recommend them enough.

irishvamp90 · 21-10-2009 5:53pm

pappyodaniel wrote: »

I saw them play to a sold out show in The Academy in Dublin and you wouldn't believe the improvement in their act, friends of mine who were previously dismissive of them were only in attendance to see the support act Hardy Bucks and were amazed at how good the Bandits were. New songs and prank calls were played. Couldn't recommend them enough.

cool good to know their very bad at putting stuff up on youtube etc,i'll give them a 2nd chance

zuroph · 21-10-2009 6:09pm

The rumours Im hearing, the Christmas show is going to be amazing!

irishvamp90 · 21-10-2009 6:13pm

oh come on tell!!

zuroph · 21-10-2009 6:56pm

I can't say a word! Gonna be a good one though..

Limerick's Music Scene

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