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Carving out a music industry career in Northern Ireland
Having helped to refresh the music scene on the North Coast a few years ago, Keith Millar has gone on to carve out a successful career within a very challenging industry. Having worn and indeed,...
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'Kings of popera' G4 promise hits, harmonies and local guests in Northern...
G4 are having a fun time of it in advance of their first ever visit to Derry~Londonderry.Their concert in the former UK City of Culture, scheduled for the Millennium Forum on April 17, is one of four...
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Strength N.I.A is a Derry Band with a Difference
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Mary Coughlan: 'I like to think I'm absolutely bionic now'
'Everything is good' for Mary Coughlan at the moment.That's a good thing – exceptional, even – for the Galway-born jazz and folk singer, considering the stress of the tour she's undertaking.Thirteen...
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'We won't have another seven-year break this time', promise Snow Patrol
In life, there are several milestones that swirl up an array of complex and conflicting emotions. Your first day at school, your wedding day, or the birth of your first child, and, if you’re a...
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Girls Names on borrowing from Beckett and coming out of the haze with Stains...
As time goes on, music enthusiasts look back at decades gone by and categorise them into neat genres. We have the Swinging Sixties, electronic eighties and who can forget the raving nineties (although,...
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Local musicians invited to compete in 'Great Belfast Busk Off'
Belfast's city centre is famed for its street performers – now those of a musical persuasion are being called to come together for a huge celebration of the talent that exists, with a healthy hint of...
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Charles Wood Festival in Armagh, a place of historical notes
The city of Armagh has an ancient history. Named after the Celtic goddess Macha – in Irish, Ard Mhacha means 'the high place of Macha'– Armagh was, for centuries before Christianity arrived, the...
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Apollo's Fire bring divine baroque sounds to Derry~Londonderry and beyond
Jeannette Sorrell has the sort of reputation that would bowl many a music fan over, myself included. The founder and artistic director of the highly regarded American baroque orchestra Apollo's Fire,...
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Belfast is having a 24 hour 'counter-culture' music festival this weekend -...
Accidental Theatre, responsible for staging some of the most daring productions Belfast has seen in recent years, is gearing up for what might be its most ambitious venture yet.This weekend, together...
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Drummer David Lyttle Goes Off the Beaten Track
When bands ‘tour Ireland’ it usually means no more than six dates in the major urban centres. Drummer David Lyttle, the Mobo-nominated jazz drummer from Waringstown, however, has a radically different...
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Belfast's 24 Hour Party People
As the summer draws to a close, there are still some spirits who want to keep the positive vibes of festivities going. Particularly for those who just want to keep dancing away the night. A unique...
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Getting Deep with Sea Pinks
Just like the inevitability of the seasons, so too we hear the news of another storming record by Belfast three-piece Sea Pinks. Rockpool Blue will be the band’s seventh album in eight years. The group...
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Northern Ireland Music Prize set for return to Ulster Hall
Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Deirdre Hargey is joined by Chief Executive of the Oh Yeah Music Centre, Charlotte Dryden, BBC Radio Ulster DJ, Rigsy as well as some of the nomineesOne of Belfast’s...
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The Fureys: 'We can't imagine doing anything else'
(L-R) Eddie and George FureyHaving just returned from touring Holland, one could forgive Eddie and George Furey for being a little tired and grumpy as they sit down to chat with me near the window of a...
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Derry Jazz Festival announces Marc Almond as headliner
Internationally acclaimed performer Marc Almond will headline the 2019 City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival when he performs at the Millennium Forum on Friday May 3.The award-winning festival will...
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Talking 25 years of Troublegum, the record that made Therapy? rock stars
Who can remember the first record they bought as a youngster? An unlikely scenario these days as many teenage folk opt for the streaming services. But there was once a time that many an eager...
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Charles Wood Festival in Armagh, a place of historical notes
The city of Armagh has an ancient history. Named after the Celtic goddess Macha – in Irish, Ard Mhacha means 'the high place of Macha'– Armagh was, for centuries before Christianity arrived, the...
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Apollo's Fire bring divine baroque sounds to Derry~Londonderry and beyond
Jeannette Sorrell has the sort of reputation that would bowl many a music fan over, myself included. The founder and artistic director of the highly regarded American baroque orchestra Apollo's Fire,...
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Drummer David Lyttle Goes Off the Beaten Track
When bands ‘tour Ireland’ it usually means no more than six dates in the major urban centres. Drummer David Lyttle, the Mobo-nominated jazz drummer from Waringstown, however, has a radically different...
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