A Cuppa With

A cuppa with Funzo Liam McDermott, or more commonly known as “Funzo“, met me recently for a cuppa. Not wanting to be confined to the traditional idea of band and line-up, Funzo is Liam McDermott and whoever he may be collaborating with at the time. The result to date has been a wide spectrum of […]

A cup of tea, a chat and a whole lot of craic with The Dublin City Rounders Brother musical duo Rohan and Al make up the stupendous Dublin City Rounders. Reaching deep into the past for inspiration, they explore sounds from 1860 till 1920 of American Jazz, Ragtime and Swing and re-create it with their own […]

Ceol Caint got a mention on Newstalk A big thank you to Darragh Doyle and all the team at Newstalk and Newstalk Culture for taking the time to look at Ceol Caint and mention it on air. Darragh told the listeners about “a cuppa with”, and all the fun we have drinking tea with musicians. […]

A cuppa with Luke S Luke S is a twenty-four-year-old singer-songwriter from Dublin. A mental health activist, he decided to pursue is dream of becoming a musician by committing to play 300 gigs in a year. Currently at 175, he has passed the halfway mark and is still going full steam. As part of his […]

A cuppa with The Klares  Hidden in the acoustic room in Musicmaker, myself and three of The Klares shared a cuppa and a chat. The tea was most welcome as of us were a little wrecked from Longitude. Andy, Cormac and Jordan joined me for a cuppa with, while Eoin unfortunately wasn’t well. A four […]

A cuppa with Keith Cullen A cuppa with can happen anytime, any where; that is the beauty of a cup of tea. In this episode, myself and Keith Cullen stole some time and hijacked a quiet Dublin City FM studio to have a good ol’ chin wag. Telling me about his life in LA, working […]

A cup of tea and a chat with Nella Dwyer In the most recent “a cuppa with”, I met the stunning Nella on a roof on Dame Street! We enjoyed a cup of tea; discussing smelly paper, peasant wagons, Nella’s influences and some really interesting points about her life. Having studied music from a young […]

A cuppa with: White Chalk Fast becoming one of Ireland’s hottest bands, White Chalk have been touring extensively across Europe growing their already large fan-base. Together as a band for two years, the seven music-makers are from Westmeath, Longford and Dublin. They have gained a large following in Ireland and Europe, enjoying extensive radio play and […]