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Irish music scene

pragmatic1

Why doesn't Ireland produce bands making popular music like the UK. Apart from U2, we've very few internationally known acts. Can't stand most of our singer songwriters apart from Damien Dempsey. On the other hand our trad is in my opinion probably the best folk music in the world.

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bodhrandude

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Ambivalent.
Sunil Sharpe.
Jamie Behan.
Matador.
White Collar Boy.
New Jackson.
Chymera.
Brame and Hamo.
Defekt.
Tinfoil (Sunil Sharpe and Defekt)
Enter the Void.
Daire Carolan.
Niall Clery
Barry Redsetta.

et al.

Hardly a wasteland.

Add:
Bicep from Belfast
Arron Nolan
Jimmy the Hideous Penguin
Kormac
Dark Room Notes
Saint Sister
Reid
Forrests
R.S.A.G
Grounds For Invasion
CLU
Fish Go Deep
King Kong Company
110th Street - Cian O’ Ciobhain and Cyril Briscoe from Galway
Shane Linehan
Shane Mannion
Donal Dineen
MMoths
Ryan Vail
Patrick Kelleher

wakka12

Its a pretty small country. How many slovakian or hungarian or new zealand bands and singers do you know hmm?

[Deleted User]

wakka12 wrote: »

Its a pretty small country. How many slovakian or hungarian or new zealand bands and singers do you know hmm?

In electronic music?

B Complex, Fat Freddy's Drop...

Dolbert

There's a thriving and extremely diverse original music scene in Ireland if you're prepared to actually get out there and hear it. Not just "guys with guitars" but everything from pop, R&B and experimental electronica. Stuff that wouldn't be out of place on most radio stations, which is why it's even more baffling that so much of it gets ignored by Irish media (apart from a token "100% Irish" radio show on a Sunday night)

Surreptitious

Maverick Sabre.
Mick Flannery.
Walking on cars.

Superb musicians.

The_Valeyard

I'd add Snow Patrol to the list (Northern Irish)

FanadMan

Irish bands? New Irish music? "Locals Only" on Nova, Sunday evenings at 6. They are doing plenty for new Irish bands and releases. Most of what's played isn't my scene but it's a great chance for airtime for new acts.

Cool_CM

Deleted User wrote: »

Who or what are Primordial?

Primordial, as well as a number of other Irish metal acts, are huge outside of Ireland.

Here's an interesting read:

http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-metal-festival-primordial-1626387-Aug2014/

Surreptitious

The Frames.
Whipping Boy.
The Pogues.

The list is endless. Can't believe this thread. Plus I've seen nearly all mentioned live and they were fab.

[Deleted User]

Surreptitious wrote: »

Whipping Boy.
The Pogues.

The Dropkick Murphys
House of Pain

Ferris_Bueller

I would have thought the Irish music scene was very strong. U2, Thin Lizzy, Van Morrison, Sinead O'Connor, The Cranberries, The Corrs, Boyzone, Westlife, Hozier, Kodaline, The Coronas, Snow Patrol, Christy Moore, Enya, The Script, The Frames, Aslan, Bell X1, Damien Rice, Boomtown Rats, Jape, Le Galaxie, Republic of Loose, Roisin Murphy, Two Door Cinema Club, David Kitt, Bicep, Mano le Tough, **** Robot... The list goes on and on depending on what type of music you're into. For a country of our size I think we have a good selection and there is live music probably happening in every town in the country most weeks.

Sofiztikated

Deleted User wrote: »

The Dropkick Murphys
House of Pain

Both of which are American.

Anesthetize

Deleted User wrote: »

The Dropkick Murphys
House of Pain

You forgot Flogging Molly.

jpm4

Cool_CM wrote: »

Primordial, as well as a number of other Irish metal acts, are huge outside of Ireland.

Here's an interesting read:

http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-metal-festival-primordial-1626387-Aug2014/

Eh primordial are a reasonablely big international act by underground standards, dunno about any other Irish bands.

Anesthetize

Primordial have two albums in the top 50 in Rate Your Music's top metal albums of the 00's
Link

Altar of Plagues were another brilliant Irish metal band who had more followers abroad than in Ireland. It's a shame they split up after three albums.

jpm4

Anesthetize wrote: »

Primordial have two albums in the top 50 in Rate Your Music's top metal albums of the 00's
Link

Altar of Plagues were another brilliant Irish metal band who had more followers abroad than in Ireland. It's a shame they split up after three albums.

I'd say most Irish metal bands have more fans abroad, sadly.

Cool_CM

jpm4 wrote: »

Eh primordial are a reasonablely big international act by underground standards, dunno about any other Irish bands.

Was about to mention Altar of Plagues. Cruachan too.

jpm4

Cool_CM wrote: »

Was about to mention Altar of Plagues. Cruachan too.

They're hardly big in fairness, maybe cruachan thats a stretch. Would they make the bill on a big festival?

DEFTLEFTHAND

pragmatic1 wrote: »

Why doesn't Ireland produce bands making popular music like the UK. Apart from U2, we've very few internationally known acts. Can't stand most of our singer songwriters apart from Damien Dempsey. On the other hand our trad is in my opinion probably the best folk music in the world.

Ireland punches above their weight.

Think of all the artists and bands who achieved worldwide recognition over the past 50 years or so.

Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Enya, The Corrs, Sinead O'Connor, Snow Patrol, Van Morrison, Chris de Burgh, Glen Hansard.

I'm sure I'm leaving out many more, my head is a little fryed at the moment.

gramar

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Ireland punches above their weight.

Think of all the artists and bands who achieved worldwide recognition over the past 50 years or so.

Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher, Enya, The Corrs, Sinead O'Connor, Snow Patrol, Van Morrison, Chris de Burgh, Glen Hansard.

I'm sure I'm leaving out many more, my head is a little fryed at the moment.

You could have left out Chrish de Burgh in fairness!

DEFTLEFTHAND

gramar wrote: »

You could have left out Chrish de Burgh in fairness!

I was debating in my head whether to include him or not.

dublinman1990

The Dubliners, Lisa Hannigan, Brian Kennedy, Liam Clancy, Joe Dolan, Daniel O'Donnell & Richie Kavanagh came into my head just now.

Whoever is in the this great list of musicians. It is a brilliant one for Irish music fans to go through & to enjoy for years to come.

SEPT 23 1989

I really thought that when the economy crashed and the youth got fcuked over they would emerge angry from the estates as bands

It didn't happen and I knew it was finally dead

Mister Vain

No mention of Ryan Sheridan yet? I can't believe he's not more popular. A fantastic talent. I think he's the only artist out there that is making consistently good music.

jpm4

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I really thought that when the economy crashed and the youth got fcuked over they would emerge angry from the estates as bands

It didn't happen and I knew it was finally dead

Excellent point - where is the anger of a generation that has been ****ed over? Instead you have appallingly bland s##te like the script and other earnest, skinny jeans types. I think it could be a by product of a generation growing with Facebook - either conciously or unconciously they all want to be liked and accepted.

SEPT 23 1989

jpm4 wrote: »

Excellent point - where is the anger of a generation that has been ****ed over? Instead you have appallingly bland s##te like the script and other earnest, skinny jeans types. I think it could be a by product of a generation growing with Facebook - either conciously or unconciously they all want to be liked and accepted.

Yeah its easy to say something with a click of a button but it doesn't last its over in a hour

A song will be heard forever

Surreptitious

Mister Vain wrote: »

No mention of Ryan Sheridan yet? I can't believe he's not more popular. A fantastic talent. I think he's the only artist out there that is making consistently good music.

Brian Deady as well.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Has anyone here heard of Jape? I believe he has been around a while. I've really got into him recently, Tom Dunne on Newstalk turned me on to him.

sample

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzPcYBOOh3M

DEFTLEFTHAND

Also a special mention to the late Stevie Martin aka Rainy Boy Sleep who died last summer.

A wonderful talent who probably didn't receive the recognition he deserved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXVFl7SFpY4

SEPT 23 1989

Mister Vain wrote: »

No mention of Ryan Sheridan yet? I can't believe he's not more popular. A fantastic talent. I think he's the only artist out there that is making consistently good music.

What does his music say?

Im sorry but "talent" used to be used as a description of acts in old working men's clubs

Not art