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Glasgowbury
The Glasgowbury Music Festival was an annual music festival held in Draperstown, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland running from 2000 - 2013. History The Glasgowbury Music Festival made its first appearance in the summer of 2000 as a gathering of local bands, acts and showcases to raise awareness for the local charity, the Ulster Cancer Foundation. The event was co-ordinated by singer/songwriter Paddy Glasgow and the event is named after him. The name is a play on Glastonbury Festival. Since its foundation in 2000, the festival has grown in popularity, and with each year, the event draws a significantly larger crowd than the previous year. By 2008, the festival had expanded to four separate stages with several areas allocated to traders, small businesses, and entertainment. In recent years the event has enjoyed media coverage, with BBC Radio Foyle and RTÉ 2FM having broadcast live throughout the day. Music journalists from various magazines such as Alternative Ulster and Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanee River (band)
Swanee River is a blues rock band from Northern Ireland. Swanee River was formed in 2004. Their musical style is a mixture of rock, soul, funk and metal. History To date Swanee River has released three EPs and completed countless gigs and tours throughout Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 2008, they supported Irish rock bands such as Taste on a string of dates. In 2009 they were asked back to support Taste on a Northern Irish tour. In 2009 they also supported UFO in Belfast, a UK support tour with The Answer and served as main support to the Answer again on their homecoming gig in The Ulster Hall to a sold out audience of 1700 people. From 2009 onwards, the band frequently featured in such publications as ''Classic Rock'' magazine (UK and US) where they had songs featured on the free cover mount CD of 75,000 copies and the US cover mount CD which sells in the region of 40,000 copies each month. They were also featured in ''Hotpress'' (also included on the cover mount CD), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppenheimer (band)
Oppenheimer were an indie pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band was made up of musicians Shaun Robinson and Rocky O'Reilly. Robinson and O'Reilly were previously members of the now disbanded Belfast group, Torgas Valley Reds. They met in 2003, in Belfast. O'Reilly had been mixing sound and recording Torgas Valley Reds, whom Robinson drummed for. Inspired by their mutual love for Moog synthesizers, vocoders, and airhorns, O'Reilly and Robinson formed Oppenheimer in late 2004, using O'Reilly's spare room to record three songs, which they sent to their favourite labels. Oppenheimer's music has been used in various North American television shows, including ''How I Met Your Mother'', in the episode "Lucky Penny", '' Ugly Betty'', and '' Gossip Girl''. History Origins Robinson and O'Reilly began recording music together in 2004 in Belfast. They claim that Oppenheimer is not actually named for physicist Robert Oppenheimer. Instead, the name was selected because the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovechild (Irish Band)
Lovechild are a rock and indie band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They first rose to prominence in 2003 with their first two singles "Hope You Have a Lovely Day", and "The Siren". Regular gigs at Belfast venues such as The Empire, Mandela Hall, The Rosetta as well as festivals like Glasgowbury, saw them build their following. Band members * David McClean - Vocals, Guitar * Luke Mathers - Lead Guitar * Lewis Woods - Bass * Rodger Firmin - Drums Early exposure The band gained notoriety when "Hope You Have A Lovely Day" was chosen as part of a North American ad campaign by VisitBritain.ca in order to increase tourism to the United Kingdom. The song was featured on the accompanying album ''Visit Britain Rocks'', released on EMI. Following this, their songs found their way onto many soundtracks including for the adventure documentary series "This Is The Sea" by filmmaker Justine Curgenven, which played on National Geographic Channel, Sky, and BBC television. ''Volume One'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Draperstown
Draperstown ()Toner, Gregory. ''Place-Names of Northern Ireland'', p. 85. Queen's University of Belfast, 1996; is a village in the Sperrin Mountains in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the civil parish of Ballinascreen and is part of Mid-Ulster district. It is also part of the Church of Ireland parish of Ballynascreen and the Catholic parish of Ballinascreen, and within the former barony of Loughinsholin. The village lies at the intersection of the townlands of Moykeeran (), Moyheeland (), Cahore and Tonaght. Name Draperstown had its name bestowed upon it in 1818 by the Worshipful Company of Drapers, which had previously named Moneymore as Draperstown.Toner, Gregory; ''Place-Names of Northern Ireland, Volume Five, County Derry I, The Moyola Valley'', 1996. Prior to this however the settlement was originally known as "Borbury" (). It was then recorded as being called "The Cross" in 1813 and "Moyheelan" in 1821. Despite the name given to it by the Drapers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flaws
The Flaws were an Republic of Ireland, Irish indie-rock quartet, hailing from Carrickmacross in County Monaghan. The band released their self entitled debut EP in the Summer of 2005 which attracted a flurry of label attention and eventually culminated in the signing of a 5-album contract to Polydor UK/ Universal Music in December 2005. The flaws released three full-length studio albums between 2007 and 2016. The Flaws consist of: Paul Finn on Vocals/Guitar, Paul Mallon on Bass/Backing Vocals, Shane Malone, Lead Guitar and drummer Colin Berrill. Career Background The original group went to Patrician High School secondary school together in Carrickmacross and formed a band in the early 2000s called Sweet Relief during their Dublin college years. A more serious approach to original music culminated in a band name change, the recruiting of Dundalk music guru Derek Turner of Tumbleweed Studios, Spirit Store and Honey Thieves fame and extensive Irish original music venue touring en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Special
Duke Special (born Peter Wilson; 4 January 1971) is a songwriter and performer based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A piano-based songwriter with a romantic style and a warm, distinctly accented voice, he was previously known for his distinctive long dreadlocks, eyeliner and outfits he describes as "hobo chic". Nowadays, he performs mostly out of makeup and desires to be more like his true self. His live performances have a theatrical style inspired by Vaudeville and music hall, and often incorporate 78s played on an old-fashioned gramophone, or sound effects from a transistor radio. He is most often accompanied by percussionist "Temperance Society" Chip Bailey, who plays cheese graters and egg whisks, a Stumpf fiddle and a Shruti box, as well as the more typical drums and cymbals. Other musicians who perform with Wilson from time to time include Paul Pilot (guitar), Réa Curran (trumpet, backing vocals, accordion), Ben Castle (clarinet, saxophone), Ben Hales (bass guitar), G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Echo
Joe or JOE may refer to: Arts Film and television * ''Joe'' (1970 film), starring Peter Boyle * ''Joe'' (2013 film), starring Nicolas Cage * ''Joe'' (TV series), a British TV series airing from 1966 to 1971 * ''Joe'', a 2002 Canadian animated short about Joe Fortes Music and radio * "Joe" (Inspiral Carpets song) * "Joe" (Red Hot Chili Peppers song) * "Joe", a song by The Cranberries on their album '' To the Faithful Departed'' *"Joe", a song by PJ Harvey on her album ''Dry'' *"Joe", a song by AJR on their album '' OK Orchestra'' * Joe FM (other), any of several radio stations Computing * Joe's Own Editor, a text editor for Unix systems * Joe, an object-oriented Java computing framework based on Sun's Distributed Objects Everywhere project Media * Joe (website), a news website for the UK and Ireland * ''Joe'' (magazine), a defunct periodical developed originally for Kenyan youth Places * Joe, North Carolina, United States, a town * Jõe, Saaremaa Parish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry McCullough
Henry Campbell Liken McCullough (21 July 1943 – 14 June 2016) was a Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his work as a member of Spooky Tooth, The Grease Band and Paul McCartney and Wings. He also performed and recorded as a solo artist and session musician. Early life McCullough was born in Portstewart, and first came to prominence in the early 1960s as the teenage lead guitarist with the Skyrockets Irish showband, showband from Enniskillen. McCullough was Protestant. In 1964, with three other members of the Skyrockets, he left and formed a new showband fronted by South African born vocalist Gene Chetty, which they named Gene and the Gents. In 1967 McCullough moved to Belfast where he joined Chris Stewart (bass), Ernie Graham (vocals) and Dave Lutton (drums) to form the psychedelic band the People. Later that year the band moved to London and were signed by Chas Chandler's management team, who changed the group's name to Eire Apparent, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skruff
Skruff were a four-piece rock band from Derry, Northern Ireland. They were formed when Conor, Peter and Aodhan met at Lumen Christi College and formed a band at the age of 15. They released five EPs and toured regularly in Northern Ireland and England, including dates in Lancaster and Manchester., they also supported The Twang, The Futureheads and The Enemy. Their music was played on BBC Radio 1, Across The Line, Channel 4 Radio and BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl .... In 2009, they released their final EP which included the lead single " This Is Not Ok!" and the video for the track was shot in Derry City Centre. '' The Belfast Telegraph'' has characterized their music as "dance enhanced rock with electrifying pop melodies". Discography EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Archer
Iain Archer is a writer, producer and solo artist from Bangor, Northern Ireland. He is a two-time Ivor Novello Award winner, winning the 2004 Album Award – '' Final Straw'' by Snow Patrol and Most Performed Work in 2016 for Grammy nominated " Hold Back the River", which he co-wrote with James Bay. Additionally, Archer was a 2013 Ivor Novello Award nominee for Best Song Musically & Lyrically – " Two Fingers''"'' by Jake Bugg. Career Archer's music career kicked off in the mid-1990s, releasing two solo albums on Scottish independent label, Sticky Music and touring with artists such as John Martyn & Nils Lofgren. From 2001-2002 he joined Snow Patrol as a guitarist and backing vocalist. Archer co-wrote songs towards the group’s breakthrough album '' Final Straw'', including hit "Run", which saw UK top 5 success in 2005 and became a UK No. 1 in 2008 with Leona Lewis. During that time, he also worked with Gary Lightbody in The Reindeer Section alongside members of Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Scott (singer)
Ann Scott is an Ireland, Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. Music career *Ann Scott recorded her debut album Poor Horse between 2002 and 2003. Prior to its release in 2004, Scott released three EPs ''Pauper Tiger'', ''Madness'' and ''Knife''. *Her debut album received positive reviews where it was voted in Hot Press Magazine's Top 100 Irish Albums Ever at number 58. Between the releases of her EPs (starting with Pauper Tiger in 2002) and first album Poor Horse in 2004, Ann Scott toured the Republic of Ireland extensively. Her second album We're Smiling released in 2006 received positive reviews and followed with a tour of the Republic of Ireland. The album was later released outside Ireland in early 2008 with a short tour of the United Kingdom. In 2009, Scott was named among The Irish Times ''The Ticket'' Top 50 Irish acts right now, while a recent live review from The Irish Times, describes her performance as 'a beguiling snapshot of a musician in thrall to her music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
