Irish Artists

Since everyone is probably in that run-yourself-ragged-trying-to-get-everything-done-for-the-holidays mode. How about a little gift for yourself? Gareth Brannigan has offered a free download of his first EP Walk With Me to Fanrealm readers as a Christmas present. Walk With Me by Gareth Brannigan It’s a great album, you’ll love it. Thanks so much, Gareth! If...

Ciaran Gribbin a.k.a Joe Echo has been named as the new frontman for legendary band INXS. Ciaran has been performing solo under the name Joe Echo. He was nominated for a Grammy for writing a song for Madonna and has performed with Snow Patrol. More recently he wrote the music for the film Killing...

Seldom does an event so special come along that when it happens; the night sky lights up like a shower of stars against the darkness. From The Heart 3 at the Millennium Forum in Derry was one of those rare moments. A celebration of life fashioned out of heartache, this was certainly not a...

Oracle’s charity single The Underlying Flame is now available. This is a very special song and the proceeds are being donated to Macmillan Cancer Support. The song tells us that we are all heroes even if we don’t necessarily feel like it all the time. We may not be able to leap tall buildings...

Fanrealm is again pleased to spotlight a most worthy charity concert – From The Heart 3. It is being staged for the third year in a row at the Millennium Forum in Derry, Northern Ireland. The inspiration for the concert was a grieving mother looking for a way to honor the memory of her much...

Cashier # 9, headliners for Glasgowbury 2011, will be doing a G Sessions show on Saturday, May 21 at the Cellar Bar in Draperstown (9:00pm – May 22 at 1:00am). Also appearing are Rams’ Pocket Radio, Elspeth and Robyn G Shiels so this should be a night to remember. You can learn more about...

Ben Glover is a very talented singer-songwriter from Glenarm, N.Ireland. He also spends time in Nashville TN so he is more accessible to US audiences than some of the other NI acts we cover. Ben is releasing his 3rd CD Before The Birds today. You can find it at ITunes in the UK here...

Paul Shevlin has announced that his new single, Backfire (Set Them All Alight), is being released through Di Di Mau Records. The release date is April 18th. A launch party will be held April 14th at No Alibis. There will also be a video released for the song. Paul was one of the many...

Here is it Music Friday already! Continuing our celebration of St Pat’s we will feature some contemporary Irish music for your listening pleasure. These artists cover many different genres so there is bound to be something you like here. Some of them we have covered before and some are brand new to us. These...

Ahead of the release of their highly anticipated debut album, Visiting Hours Of A Travelling Circus, on March 14th, Mojo Fury return to the Glasgowbury G Sessions to celebrate. The acclaimed four piece will play the Cellar Bar in Draperstown on Saturday 5th March. Growing in size and prominence since they first graced the...

Gareth Brannigan is a young singer/songwriter from Antrim, NI. He purchased his first guitar at the ripe old age of 12. His father taught him a few chords and he was off and running. Within a few short years he had earned a spot in his father’s band. Still in his early 20s, Gareth...

Fresh off their hugely successful European tour (supporting the Script), the hot Irish band, The Coronas, are heading for the US. Check out the dates below and plan to attend a show if you possibly can. You can find them on facebook here or at their own website here 02-17-11 :: Portland, OR ::...

Music Friday again already and I’m in the mood for some great Irish Rock Music. I think the rock scene in Ireland is exciting and a lot of great music is coming from the Emerald Isle these days. I am a rock fan so that is what I gravitate to and what I want...

It was once said that the music had died. It was said in the great song American Pie by Don McLean back in November 1971. The reason that the music was supposed to have died was the loss of Rock & Roll greats Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and others in a plane crash....

The long awaited second album from the Irish Supergroup, The Script, was released worldwide yesterday. The album is called Science & Faith and is available at all major record outlets in the U S, Ireland and the UK as well as the rest of the world now. The Script is currently in the US...