The Irish music scene is probably at the healthiest it has ever been, and while record stores are closing down and live venues closing doors, those left are making the most of it. If you'd like to give me a hand compiling a list of links to all things Irish music please send me a mail. I'll add a few in now and get properly working on it later.
Venues:
-Dublin
The Workman's Club
The Twisted Pepper
The Button Factory
The Mercantile
Sweeneys
The Grand Social
The South William
Hello Operator
Tripod
The Joinery
Crawdaddy
Vicar Street
The Academy
Whelans
-Galway
Roisin Dubh, Galway
Kelly's, Galway
Blue Note, Galway
Bierhaus, Galway
-Cork
The Pavillion, Cork
Crane Lane, Cork
Cyprus Avenue, Cork
The Quad, Cork
The Savoy Theatre, Cork
-Limerick
Dolan's, Limerick
Baker Place, Limerick
-"down the country"
Boyles of Slane
The Stables, Mullingar
Cleeres, Kilkenny
Passionfruit Theatre, Athlone
Boglane Theatre, Longford
Spirit Store, Dundalk
Labels/Collectives:
Bodytonic
Richter Collective
Popical Island
Bluestack Records
Randal Records
Out On A Limb
Subtle Audio
White Plague Music
Skinny Wolves
Faction
Any Other City
Smalltown America
Scribble Records
Quarter Inch Collective
Alphabet Set
Delphi Music
All City Records
Yes Boy Ice Cream
Kaboogie
thisispopbaby
Osaka
Psychonavigation
Loudmouth Collective
Reekus
Melted Music
Slow Loris
Lunar Disko
Indiecater Records
Independent Records
Foad Musick
Antiqua Records
Media:
2xm
Phantom fm
Donal Dineen on Today fm
Paul McLoone on Today fm
Dan Hegarty on 2fm
Flirt fm, Galway
The Ticket (Irish Times)
Day & Night (Irish Independent)
AU
Analogue Magazine
Blogs:
Irish Music Blogs facebook page
State
Nialler9
Barry Gruff
Harmless Noise
On The Record
Sweet Oblivion
Amplify Destroy
Asleep On The Compost Heap
Right Click Radio
One Record Project
Ragged Words
Guess List
The Point Of Everything
Electric Circus
The Miseducation Of
We Are Noise
Those Geese Were Stupefied
mp3 Hugger
Drop-D
Just Like A Drummer
Easy Music For Difficult Ears
The Confused Eclectic
Swear I'm Not Paul
2UIBestow
Golden Plec
Magical Bums
Film, Photo, Art & Graphics:
Arbutus Yarns
Souljacker
Red2
Fake Dog Films
Loreana Rushe
Yvonne Ryan
Gill Prenderville
Scamp
James Goulden
Geppetto Co:Lab
Stores:
Plugd Records, Cork
Wingnut Records, Galway
Tower Records, Dublin
Festivals:
Electric Picnic
Body & Soul
Galway Arts Festival
Sea Sessions
Hard Working Class Heroes
Forbidden Fruit
Temple House Festival
Castlepalooza
Indiependence
Glasgowbury
Knockanstocken
Life Festival
Oxegen
Other:
Choice Music Prize
Toutless
Breaking Tunes
Digital Socket Awards
If you're a band and you're considering a trip to Ireland, do it. You'll have an infinite list of excellent bands to play with and swap support slots with once they come to your town. You'll find excellent venues scattered all over the country. There is a scene for pretty much any genre. You won't be stuck for an afterparty, people to hang out with or something to see and do. I'm not working for the tourism board, I just love the country ...and yes, I'm based in London but I want to do anything I can to help independent music in Ireland thrive. If you're not yet convinced ...
