The Irish Music promotion Thread (TM)

[fi]

I know a lot of yewz laz were looking for new stuff, so can I recommend the following:

Time on My Side - Gemma Hayes
The Big Romance - David Kitt
White Ladder - David Gray (honorary Irishman)

Check out www.imro.ie and www.hotpress.ie for good info on the current scene in Ireland

 

[Jeslek]

I like Enya and Loreena McKennitt. Does that count?

 

[HeXp£Øi±]

Me loves me ourish femilies.
(Just as long as we don't get into irish foods)

 

[Scanty]

Ash

 

[fi]

I like Enya and Loreena McKennitt. Does that count?

Is Loreena McKennitt Irish?!

Enya certainly is. If you like her early stuff, you should try and get your hands on some Clannad CDs.

 

[fi]

Me loves me ourish femilies.
(Just as long as we don't get into irish foods)

Ah sure ye'll have a cuppa tae.

Ah go on.

Go on.

Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, go on, GO ON!!!

 

[ris]

the wife is busy grating her teeth at the idea of mckennitt and enya....

ah go on, its got that stuff you like it in it, cocaine!

ah no, raisins.

 

[fi]

Ash

Excellent.

They have a Best Of out now, I believe.

 

[fi]

the wife is busy grating her teeth at the idea of mckennitt and enya....

I figured she probably would...!

 

[Shadowfax]

hehehe

Anybody knows Dropkick Murphy's?

Those guys kick ass!

Famous songs are (some are covers):

- Wild rover
- Rocky road to Dublin
- Beer, beer, beer

and stuff like that, they're great

 

[fi]

Beer, beer, beer...?

good lord.

you'd think they were trying to tell us something...

 

[Shadowfax]

Me? Nah

 

[unclehobart]

Where do the Chieftans hail from? Do they have a particular identity or are they from all over Ireland, Scotland, and the UK?

 

[ris]

the chieftans are from ireland, and are a semblance od irish traditional music

 

[unclehobart]

So why aint 'ey on da list? *pounds desk with fist*

 

[ris]

they didn't pay their entrance fee. no money, no list