Music review archives

Sarah Buckley – You’ve Got Me Cork bred, Dublin based musician Sarah Buckley is today’s Ceol Nua with her wonderful song “You’ve Got Me”. Her soft voice mixed with sweet lyrics make this song such nice listening. In fact I have had it on repeat here for awhile. She is also in the running for […]

An Evening With Monster Monster in Mart this Sunday Sunday evenings will never be the same once you have spent an evening in Mart. Launched by Skyrockit Music, “an evening with” brings together musical talent mixed with plenty of talk. Creating an evening of bonding through music, the event will showcase the country’s best and […]

John Loftus reports on Independence Festival 2015 John Loftus reports on Indiependence Festival 2015 after having a stellar time at the Michelstown music festival to which he travels every year. Every year it rolls around and every year I’m amazed how the Indiependence Arts & Music Festival has grown. It had very humble beginnings in […]

Katie Hughes interviews Rob from The Original Rudeboys Katie recently caught up with Rob from The Original Rudeboys on for a chat on her radio show. Discussing childhood friendship, how the band got together and how their fans have pushed them to create their music, Rob gave Katie all the info about what is going on […]

Powerful video for new song Please Don’t go by Stephanie Rainy In what has to be one of the most emotive, personal and powerful music videos produced in the last while, Stephanie Rainy has released Please Don’t Go. The video portrays the pain of loss, separation and grief, capturing that feeling of hopelessness when you […]

Katie Hughes interviews Ryan Sheridan Ceol Caint contributor Katie Hughes caught up with Ryan Sheridan to talk about his upcoming album plus tour dates around the country and beyond. Interviewing him on her radio show Katie’s Hit Mix on CRCFM, Katie and Ryan talk fiddles, touring and tea.

Nicki Meehan reviews the Penrose EP Live for the Dream After a busy year of gigging around the Dublin circuit, along with a few crucial line up changes, Irish indie rockers Penrose have released their self produced, debut EP ‘Live For The Dream’. The band, who formed in 2013, have enjoyed a positive reception thus […]

New music from Riot Tapes Hello Insanity is the brand new single from Riot Tapes which will be released this Friday, August 14. The video for the single was first broadcast on YouTube yesterday, and features Elaine Doyle running down a country road throughout. The song is another brilliant release from the band; energetic electro […]