Music review archives

Lofty reviews the new release from Percolator – Sestra Percolator are a 3 piece band from Dublin featuring Ian Chestnutt (guitar & vocals), Eleanor Myler (drums & vocals), and John ‘Spud’ Murphy (bass). Opening with a wall of sound that My Bloody Valentine would be proud of, Percolator kick off their debut album ‘Sestra’ with a deafening […]

The Art of Stagecraft: Improve Live Performance and Deal With Stage Nerves Over the past 4 years I’ve performed over 600 shows with The Dublin City Rounders; festivals, big venues, restaurants, weddings, presidents and ambassadors’ houses, live radio, TV, on top of trams, on the street, house parties, airports, pubs, clubs and society meetings. Before […]

Before You Hit Record: Tips to Make The Most of Your Studio Time Rohan here from Beardfire Music and The Dublin City Rounders. At the age of 15 I began working as assistant engineer in my father, David Virgin’s studio on the north coast of NSW, Australia. I cut my teeth working with some great […]

How to Maximise Your Royalty Earnings Through Your Performing Rights Organisation! Hi there, Rohan Healy here of Beardfire Music and The Dublin City Rounders. In my previous articles for Ceol Caint I looked at tips and tricks for making a good living playing live music part one and part two. This time I want to […]

Tea, wangs and chats with The The Dublin City Rounders The Dublin City Rounders have been for a long time one of my favourite Irish acts. The crazy cowboy brother duo are an eclectic pair not afraid to push the boundaries while show casing their unique blend of Rockabilly. In this a cuppa with interview, […]

How To Make a Living Playing You Own Music Live – Part 2: Making it Stick Welcome to part two of my series of articles on making a living with live gigging. If you missed part one go back here and read it first, it covers a lot of important topics that you’ll want to have […]

Brand new release from windings – Boring windings – Boring is the brand new release from the Limerick quintet from their 2016 album “Be Honest and Fear Not“. Championing Boring for quite awhile on our respective 8radio.com shows, it has been a favourite at Ceol Caint HQ since the album release – even making it into […]

To celebrate Phil Lynott’s 31st anniversary, here’s my top five Thin Lizzy songs. Please let us know your favourites! Today marks 31 years since legendary Dublin rocker Phil Lynott passed away (January 4 1986). A hallmark figure in the Irish music hall of fame and indeed worldwide, he left a lasting legacy of sweet music […]