Well. Monday at the music videos anyway. Here are some vids to help you ease your way into the work week. You have to admit that if your office was as much fun as the Pokes’ office you wouldn’t even hate Mondays so much. Enjoy! The Pokes Radiators from Space – Tribute to Joe...
Tags: Ben Glover, Grant Beedie, Paddy Nash and the Happy Enchiladas, Paul Shevlin, Radiators from Space, The Pokes, The Saw Doctors
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This Music Friday I decided to use videos of some of our favorites in case people had never seen them. It’s always good to put a face with the music. So grab your favorite brew, some pop corn and sit back and enjoy the show. Colenso Parade Fighting for Jane Paddy Nash & the...
Tags: Ben Glover, Brian Mackey, Captain Kennedy, Cashier # 9, Coast, Colenso Parade, Fighting For Jane, Gareth Brannigan, Marty Logue, Music Friday, Oracle, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas, Paul Shevlin, The Coronas, The Saw Doctors
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I’ve been enjoying this album for several days now. Ben Glover’s voice is as smooth as chocolate and Before the Birds is as warm and comfortable as your favorite fleece on Saturday morning. Ben either wrote or co-wrote all the songs and each one is perfect for him. The more you listen to them...
Tags: Before the Birds, Ben Glover, CD Review
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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...
Tags: Before the Birds, Ben Glover, Mary Gauthier, Stuart Bailie
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Here are what some of our favorite performers are up to. Andrew Huggan has just gotten the support role at Skerryvore’s King Tut’s Gig in Glasgow. Thrilled for Andrew. He was the one who told me about Skerryvore to begin with. Siobhan Day will be performing at another L E D event at McHugh’s...
Tags: Andrew Huggan, Backfire(Set Them All Alight), Before the Birds, Ben Glover, Birdhill Co-op, Cat Malojian, Coast, Colenso Parade, Donald Macdonald, ELSPETH, Fighting For Jane, Gareth Brannigan, L E D, Music Video, Nathaniel McCauley, Orla Lynch, Paul Shevlin, Pete McCauley, Siobhan Day, The Coronas, The Islands, The Truth That Ran Us Down, The Vires
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Lots of exciting things have been happening for Ben Glover. He is back in the studio in Nashville working on a new cd. This album will also be produced by Neilson Hubbard, who produced Ben’s last album Through the Noise, Through the Night. We will be sure to let you know when the new...
Tags: Ben Glover, Ben Glover Tour Dates, Mary Gauthier, Neilson Hubbard
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The festival season is pretty much behind us for this year, although there are a few left yet. But now that the frost is on the pumpkin, it’s time to think of following our favorite bands indoors. Many will be performing at some great venues and pubs. A night out at a show or...
Tags: Ben Glover, Blaggards, Enter the Haggis, Ghost Trains, Kilmaine Saints, Screaming Orphans, The Saw Doctors, tour/gig info, Wicked Tinkers
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Ben has spent the past year going back and forth between Belfast and Nashville, writing for his next studio project. “I love the creative vibe I get when I’m in Tennessee. I’ve found some amazing artists and writers that I really enjoy creating music with. I’ve written with some of the same guys that...
Tags: Anthony Toner, Ben Glover, Grand Central Station, Nashville TN
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We are getting geared up for Arthur’s Day here at Fanrealm. There were so many great acts that we wanted to feature we have had to divide them up into three separate posts. Today we will feature probably the greatest Irish Indie act of all time- The Saw Doctors along with several Irish Musicians...
Tags: Arthur's Day, Ben Glover, David Hopkins, Enda Keegan, Mark Dignam, Michael Brunnock, Mick Flannery, The Saw Doctors
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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....
Tags: Ben Glover, CD Review
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Anyone who was unable to see The Script on the Today Show should definitely catch them on the today show website http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041478/ This band has opened for the likes of Paul McCartney and U2 and I see the same kind of success in their future. They don’t just appeal to teenagers like the so...
Tags: Ben Glover, Building Pictures, Joe Echo, Keith Harkin, Oracle, The Script, The Today Show
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Looking to spend some quality time with some great music? Check out the tour info below and find a great act or festival near you to enjoy. Enter the Haggis Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Whelan’s Live 25 Wexford Street, Dublin, DUB (Ireland) Set: 8:00 PM 18+ Tickets: 10 Euro Thursday, May 27, 2010 Killarney...
Tags: Andrew Huggan, Barley Juice, Ben Glover, Burning Bridget Cleary, Claymore, Coyote Run, Doug Folkins, Enter the Haggis, Mother Grove, Paddy Nash The Happy Enchiladas
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