Remembering Cathleen O'Neill, who beat down a path for other women
“A force bigger than life itself,” said a eulogy by O’Neill’s friend Carmel Jennings. “Working-class warrior,” said Rita Fagan, another friend of O’Neill’s.
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Dean: Sorcha Richardson and Aoife Nessa Frances Epitomise Dublin Indie Excellence
Both have new albums out, and they’re both Irish album-of-the-year contenders, writes our reviewer.
Dean: Jermiside and The Expert’s Intercontinental Rap Alliance is About Humanity’s Worst Impulses
“Across a full-length album, Jermiside and The Expert fit together like puzzle pieces, complementing each other’s styles as two separate entities that synthesise perfectly.”
A Song Collector Gathers and Shares Lyrics About His Dublin Neighbourhood, East Wall
Macdara Yeates grew up surrounded by music, but none of it was about where he was from. To find that, he’s had to look harder.
Dean: TraviS X Elzzz Are Taking Drill Music Seriously
“The duo are in the great lineage of rappers who quickly pass the mic back and forth, providing the ying to the other’s yangs, two kindred souls kindling together.”
Bringing Together Veteran Jazz Musicians and Newbies with “Blood in Their Eyes”
Bands in the Kind of New series hosted by Dublin Jazz Co-Op are a blend of experienced jazz players and newbies.
Dean: Coolock’s RikShaw Makes Catchy Rap Songs for the Summer
His three-song project “Limited Edition”, due for release 15 July, is “the sort of music you could listen to every week of a permanent summer”.
A Composer Seeks to Create Musical Experiences for Hearing and Deaf People Alike
George Higgs’ works are shaped by years of experimentation with multi-sensory approaches to music, which have even led him to create his own instruments.
Dean: Kayleigh Noble Makes Woozy R&B Music For Conditions of the Heart
And it’s all “performed by a woman who has developed a style that lets her tell it in the smoothest way possible”.
A Docklands Group Co-write Songs for the Area
They are old and young, choir singers, musical theatre aficionados, and former dock workers.
In the Heart of the City, a Drummer Plays the Streets
Jason McNamara says he loves it because there’s no distance from the crowd. “Kids, families, older people, homeless people. You get to play for everyone.”
Dean: Fontaines D.C. Update the Formula
The Dublin-born post-punk band’s third album, “‘Skinty Fia’ proves their peak is either not over, or not here yet”.
Dean: Qwerty Mick and Mango X Mathman Give Dublin What It Needs
Qwerty Mick’s debut EP “If You Lived Here You’d Be Home by Now” is about frustration about the state Ireland is in, but it’s also about release.