Irish Artists

Kate O’Callaghan has told Fanrealm that she and 2 other artists from Donegal, Finbarr Doherty and Seamus Devenny will be appearing in Boston in September. Their trip is sponsored Culture Ireland which is a state agency that promotes Irish artists to the world. They will be playing an informal music session in The Druid,...

Alka Jessie is a band from Kilkenny, Ireland. You’d have to say they were a band in a hurry. They just formed in the summer of 2010 and they released their debut EP on August 16th. You would think a band with 2 guitar players and a bass player would have a heavy guitar...

I really enjoy artists who can bridge genres effortlessly with their lyrics and melodies and so telling you about Enda Keegan is really an easy task for me.  I’ve been listening to The Bridge, Enda’s debut album, again and again for many months. Released September 1, 2008, it is an eclectic mix of songs, the...

“Since Kyabram” was originally released in 2004 and some would question why I’ve chosen to introduce and review an album that has been around and listened to literally for years. Well, aside from being Declan O’Rourke’s debut album, without hesitation I would counter that “Since Kyabram” is a dazzling collection of original songs written and...

I was thrilled to get this EP in the mail last Friday. For American readers who may not be familiar with EPs I’ll give a brief explanation. EP stands for Extended Play as opposed to single which had only one song per side and to LP which was Long Play and had 5 or...

The Druids are an Irish Rebel Band. For those unaware of the meaning of the term, these men sing, play and recount the history of Irish rebellion and resistance to outside rule over the past centuries. They “sing songs which have meaning in terms of peoples every day life…”      Starry Plough is The Druids...

Fanrealm just received a most gracious thank you note addressed to all From The Heart 2 charity concert artists and supporters in Ireland and the States. We are thrilled to post this for all those performing, attending last night both in Derry and vicariously, and those who’ve donated at the Foyle Search and Rescue...

The Saw Doctors are one of the most popular groups we cover. The Fanrealm staff is among the hoards of Saw Doctors fans on this side of the Atlantic so we are very excited when we hear news about them. The band has recently released a single from their upcoming album. The single is...

This year the legendary Glasgowbury Festival will celebrate its 10th Anniversary. What started off as a meet up of local musicians in Draperstown NI has grown to truly massive proportions. In 2009 the festival was completely sold out. The entertainment roster reads like a who’s who of the Northern Ireland music scene. Many acts...

Once in a while a cause so worthy comes along that I feel compelled to write about it. This is the case with From The Heart 2, a charity concert staged for a second time to honor the memory of a vibrant, young man and beloved son lost to suicide. The concert idea was...

We are still tweeking the new look but I need to take a break from the techie stuff and listen to some music or I will lose what’s left of my mind. Before I do, though I will give you a quick overview of this theme. The catagories are across the top like the...

I’ve spent several weeks listening to Irish singer/songwriter Kate O’Callaghan’s brand new debut EP, To You, and can state unequivocally that she is not a vocalist content to sing traditional pub songs nor is she a storyteller of Irelands’ days past.  Kate is a genre of one, distinctive in both her writing style and...

Ben Glover is a singer/songwriter from County Antrim in Northern Ireland but he also spends time in Nashville. I discovered Ben several months ago when I downloaded his song Where the Lines Are at the NI Charts site. I became an instant fan so I was happy to be asked to review his album....

Kate O’ Callaghan is a singer/songwriter displaying a pot-pourri of musical styles from soulful blues to jazzy folk. Born and reared in Dublin, she chose to leave behind a career in science to explore a world of music and creativity in Inishowen, Co. Donegal. Inspired by rural living, the awesome beauty of her surroundings...

The Coronas, a young band from Dublin, recently won the Best Album award at the Meteor Irish Music Awards held earlier this year. It was not an award they expected to win as they were up against megabands U2 and Snow Patrol. The band members, Danny O’Reilly, Graham Knox, Conor Egan and Dave McPhillips,...