Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Cork Opera House, Wed 1st Feb
On stepping into the packed foyer of Cork Opera House, it was immediately obvious what a special night it was, capable of assembling such a diverse group of people for the same purpose. Many faces were familiar, from mainstream pop lovers to die-hard ‘musos’, but all embodied the same nervous excitement, eagerly awaiting the honeyed...
Daphne in the Attic – The Bucket and Shovel EP
Corkonians Marcus O’ hAilín, Edward Grannell and crew, a.k.a Daphne and the Attic, hit solid ground on their recent December release The Bucket and Shovel EP. Smattered throughout with contributions from the band’s ever growing tribe of veteran musicians, the recording conjures a sense of the charmingly ramshackle as it honky-tonks its way from alt....
Agnes Obel @ Triskel Christchurch, December 11
Photos by Cian Daly [ciantdaly(at)gmail.com] Arriving to the sight of queues snaking upstairs to one of Cork’s newest venues, Triskel Christchurch seemed the perfect setting for the return of Danish songwriter and composer, Agnes Obel to Leeside, following her debutante performance with Fleet Foxes at the Marquee some months back. In a serendipitous show of...
We Cut Corners – Today I realised I could go home backwards (Delphi)
With comparisons from the White Stripes, to Simon and Garfunkel, to The Shins ringing in my ears, I didn’t really know what to expect when settling down to a few spins of this much-lauded debut LP from Dubliners Conal Ó Breacháin and John Duignan, a.k.a We Cut Corners. However, I was soon to discover that...
