Pete Robbins (age 31) moved to New York in September, 2002, and immediately became “a welcome presence on the creative music scene.” He has since performed or recorded with John Zorn, Mark Dresser, Craig Taborn, Ben Monder, Mario Pavone, and Kenny Wollesen, and has performed at festivals and clubs in the US, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. (more…)
Meath singer/songwriter Eugene Donegan released his eagerly anticipated debut album “Little Apples” in 2009.
With his debut album “Little Apples”, Eugene Donegan is intent on carrying the listener with him on an ambitious trip which takes in the formation of the Roman empire, the mundane everyday life of his hometown of Navan, and even to heaven.
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An international trio, featuring three of the leading contemporary jazz musicians of their respective countries - British saxophonist Julian Arguelles, the Irish bassist Ronan Guilfoyle, and the American drummer Jim Black - will undertake a tour of the UK and Ireland in March 2010.
The saxophone trio has a long and important history in jazz and some of the most highly regarded live recordings in jazz have featured this format. (more…)
British singer-songwriter Tom McRae has been quietly moving up the ranks of the most respected songwriters in the world today after releasing four critically acclaimed studio albums over the last 9 years.
His eponymous debut album in 2000 was nominated for The Mercury Prize, a Q Magazine Award, and a Brit, and the subsequent two years of touring cemented his reputation as one the most entertaining and powerful artists touring today. (more…)
Thirteen years on from the birth of one of Ireland’s best traditional music groups, North Cregg continue to produce some of the freshest and finest sounds to be heard in Irish Music today.
Rooted in the vibrant traditional music of their native County Cork, North Cregg embraces musical influences from around the world to create one of the most distinctive and charismatic voices in Irish music. (more…)
