Limerick Bands

code name paul

Looking for some good Limerick bands? Can any one help with this maybe send me a few names of the bands and or contacts for the said bands?????

gaf1983

What genre? For a wedding or a gig?

Brian Lighthouse

https://www.facebook.com/seneca.ireland

There`s loads more but these guy`s have a new single "Human Relations"and it`s brilliant.

http://youtu.be/7xvY4qh6l3w

code name paul

Gigs in the city.....

The Snipe

Depends on where its for, if its for inside with ye - then I can't recommend PlanB Enough! If Memory Serves are a handy upcomming band. Secret Police too! (Although, if they are still around I'm not too sure, I'll try find out!)

If Memory Serves:
http://soundcloud.com/if-memory-serves/getting-started

Secret Police:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_ZBD8_Bsg

h3000

XiledSniper wrote: »

Secret Police too! (Although, if they are still around I'm not too sure, I'll try find out!)


Secret Police:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_ZBD8_Bsg

They be no more unfortunately.

ronanc15

Hermitage Green. They really are excellent.

seachto7

The Cranberries

You looking for original or covers?

Original: If memory serves, dead red light, shardborne, birdthistle, dREA, campaign LK, protobaby, senkah, brad pitt light orchestra, and more I am forgetting!

Covers: Hermitage Green, Free Beer, Cuisle, Traffic, and many more I am forgetting!!

Insect Overlord

I'm available for acoustic covers sets. Not too much demand for those though!

The Snipe

seachto7 wrote: »

The Cranberries

You looking for original or covers?

Original: If memory serves, dead red light, shardborne, birdthistle, dREA, campaign LK, protobaby, senkah, brad pitt light orchestra, and more I am forgetting!

Covers: Hermitage Green, Free Beer, Cuisle, Traffic, and many more I am forgetting!!

I'd forgot about the bplo :O

campo

Lollygaggers are also pretty decent and the Boatmen for more tradational type of stuff

seachto7

campo wrote: »

Lollygaggers are also pretty decent and the Boatmen for more tradational type of stuff

+1 on the lollygaggers.....

TONY DAY

Has any Limerick band had a hit single in the Irish charts never mind the UK or USA charts since the Cranberries last hit!!!
Would be interested to know.

The Snipe

Animal beats did

Insect Overlord

Funk Junkies are good.

I think Better Than You are still playing together, they're good craic too.

jmch81

Senkah been played on today fm at the moment.

jmch81

And no one mentioned the windings, who have a new album out.

pappyodaniel

jmch81 wrote: »

And no one mentioned the windings, who have a new album out.

It's just 'Windings.'

No the

Kess73

Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters are pretty cool, and well worth checking out.

Kess73

h3000 wrote: »

They be no more unfortunately.

Yeah it's a pity as they were very good live.

TONY DAY

Are they any good i never heard of them to be honest!!

Kess73

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sslJg-mvkg

TONY DAY

Are they any good bands outside of the usual boring jingly jangly guitar bands around at the moment in the Limerick area. Any bands who you would go and see live that would blow you away in terms of originality and creativity for example. I've seen loads of these new up and coming bands and to be honest none of them have impressed me. Sorry just saying!!

pappyodaniel

TONY DAY wrote: »

Are they any good bands outside of the usual boring jingly jangly guitar bands around at the moment in the Limerick area....

At the moment I would say the Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters are the pick of the bunch, after that I think Windings are a good act. The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra are a very good band but it all really depends on what you're into.

Oh, and don't forget about The Rubberbandits.

Kess73

TONY DAY wrote: »

Are they any good bands outside of the usual boring jingly jangly guitar bands around at the moment in the Limerick area. Any bands who you would go and see live that would blow you away in terms of originality and creativity for example. I've seen loads of these new up and coming bands and to be honest none of them have impressed me. Sorry just saying!!

The vast majority of local bands in somewhere as small as Limerick will sound somewhat generic, but that is not to say that a hell of a lot of them are not excellent live. Really original and really creative bands only come around once in a blue moon in small cities like Limerick to be honest (and it could be argued that such bands are a rarity full stop regardless of where you go) so enjoying the best of what is available is the best way to go imho.

I think the age of the listener comes into play a lot in terms of what sounds original or creative as well. A younger person may go to see a local band and be blown away by them as the band sound fresh and new to that listener based upon what the listener has heard so far in their life, whereas the same band might sound like a cover band to someone who has been listening to music twenty years longer than the first listener.

Insect Overlord

Walter Mitty and the Realists impressed me when I saw them in 2010. Might just be a little bit too indie for some people's tastes.

Kess73

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Walter Mitty and the Realists impressed me when I saw them in 2010. Might just be a little bit too indie for some people's tastes.

They are very very generic in their sound, but still very good at what they do. They do have a great band name though.

seachto7

TONY DAY wrote: »

Has any Limerick band had a hit single in the Irish charts never mind the UK or USA charts since the Cranberries last hit!!!
Would be interested to know.

rubberbandits

Not sure of the last band who would have had international success since the Cranberries?

Kess73

seachto7 wrote: »

rubberbandits

Not sure of the last band who would have had international success since the Cranberries?

Could always try to claim Aphex Twin. He was born in Limerick after all.

seachto7

Walter Mitty are no more (as far as I know...?)

Tony Day, what would you be into?

bigpink

Is it for a pub gig OP?

Hermitage Green seen to be getting tons of gigs around town so they must be good

pappyodaniel

bigpink wrote: »

Is it for a pub gig OP?

Hermitage Green seen to be getting tons of gigs around town so they must be good

Rugby jocks with guitars. They are good at what they do but there isn't much artistic credibility to them.

ronanc15

pappyodaniel wrote: »

Rugby jocks with guitars. They are good at what they do but there isn't much artistic credibility to them.

Not sure that's fair, bit of a sweeping statement. I went to see them in Jerry Flannery's court yard and they really blew me away. Their covers really put their own twist on things, the use of the slide guitar and even a didgeridoo (spelling) at one stage were excellent. Was also quite surprised by the variety of people in the crowd. All age groups!

Youtube their latest video released called "Gibson". Quite an original sound for a band that does a lot of covers.

Bryan Doherty

Ember is a good band for pub gig contact mike 0876847490

eclectichoney

jmch81 wrote: »

And no one mentioned the windings, who have a new album out.

Loved the first WIndings album, must catch up on their latest.

OOAL records ftw

if6was9

Loads of great bands in Limerick across alot of genres at the minute. I'll try list off some of the top of my head but it's impossible to remember them all!
I'll start with the more indie/alt rock/punk stuff. All originals bands here, personally I don't really care for covers bands.

Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters
Dead Red Light
Hip Neck Blues Collective
Leading Armies
Drea
Birdthistle
Campaign LK
Blackroad
Rogue
Benoit
Protobaby
Brendam Markham (solo and with band)
Paddy Mulcahy/No Land Folk
Windings
Built for Comfort
Animal Beats
Glaad Occurs
Kiernan Mcmullan
Great in Small Doses
Fat Baby Panda
Very Angry Girls
Sky Harbor
Mark O Connor
Last Days of Death Country
We Come in Pieces
Carpe Diem
If Memory Serves
We Should Be Dead (maybe defunct)

Hard Rock/Metal wise there's a thriving scene at the minute with alot of the local Limerick bands getting called up for good support slots in Dublin and plenty of gigs happening across a few different venues here. Here's a list of these bands that I know are active at the minute.

Shardborne
Three Hour Ceasefire
Dark Matter
Zealot Cult
Dirty Diamonds
Iron Mountain
Astal Gardens
SeaDog

Lots of ones missing there, I didn't include any bands that haven't gigged recently to my memory and there's alot of side projects and short projects that only lasted a few gigs that I didn't include. Also left off bands that are mainly covers that do a handful of originals. I didn't put up much in the way of Singer Songwriters either because there's millions of them and most aren't really worth mentioning!

if6was9

Also for people looking for places to see original music the best spots are
Dolans( all genres), The Blind Pig( Rock and Metal), The Office/Courtyard(Tuesdays, Commercial rock), Baker Place ( all genres-when it's open), Bourkes( laid back rock/funk) and sometimes Cobblestone Joes( acoustic, rock)

There's alot of places like Smyths, Nancys, Flannerys, Scotts, Mollys that do have bands but they're all covers outfits that may the odd time do an original, different type of gig entirely I think.

code name paul

Does any one have contact details for this band???? Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters

h3000

code name paul wrote: »

Does any one have contact details for this band???? Fox Jaw Bounty Hunters

http://www.foxjawbountyhunters.com/contact/Say_Hello

You can get their contact numbers on their Facebook page too. I can post the numbers if it's okay with the mods.

The Snipe

I can try get a contact for Shane if you like.

Mc Love

Campaign LK doing an interview with Limelight:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsjfNZU_jBA

Mc Love

Campaign LK are giving away their EP for free right here:
http://www.rubymusic.ie/#/campaign-lk/4563487330

Loving it!

seachto7

Yikes!! :(

johnROSS

Sum Yung Wans- great sugary indieness
House Pacific - The best craic i've ever had at a live gig :P
might as well give my own band a plug - No Void, Young Alternative Rock Band.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/No-Void/266009153478086