Tag: Culture

• Indiependence Festival Review 2013 – Day 2

  

  Indiependence really has to be commended for the addition of the Bier Halle stage to this year’s festival. Situated within a huge barn, it is more of a music venue than stage with its own bar stocked with the finest local craft beers, lounge area with comfortable seating and even ping-pong tables. But it is…

  Keelan Foley

  August 9, 2013

  Live Reviews, Music

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• Introducing: Red Elephant

  Before I introduce you to the musical styling’s of Kenmare duo Red Elephant, allow me to fill you in on an online music competition currently being run here in Ireland. It is called the Red Bull Bedroom Jam and as the title may suggest, its principle aim is  to bring  young bands out of the bedroom…

  Keelan Foley

  May 29, 2013

  Introducing, Music

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• I’m Back!!

  OK so here we go, I think it’s about time that I got back up on the proverbial horse and returned to the faithful blog. I do apologise for my lengthy absence but I had the small matter of my final year of College to deal with. But now as I write this post I…

  Keelan Foley

  May 26, 2013

  Music

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• Vladimir and Olga’s Classical Concert – Sol y Sombra Killorglin (7th March)

  Vladimir Jablokov is a Slovakian violinist renowned for his classical take on modern music. Since arriving in Ireland back in 2004 he has forged a solid following for his own unique genre of ‘Classical Twist’. His normal set-list usually encompasses everything from Bach to Bowie. But on the 7th of March, accompanied by his sister Olga on…

  Keelan Foley

  March 27, 2013

  Live Reviews, Music

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• Corner Boy – Morning Morning E.P.

  

  Bluegrass, folk, a big double bass and an ole banjo thrown in for good measure. Sound familiar? Of course it does! Corner Boy are relatively new kids on the tweed covered block, can a block be covered in tweed? We’ll it was only a metaphor, but disprove me if you must. The ‘Irish Folk Rockers’ formed under…

  Keelan Foley

  March 15, 2013

  Music

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