Nialler9 — In light of last week’s celebration of all things good in Irish music, watch out for more Irish-related stuff from me this week. Firstly, Aoife Cleary’s ‘Us and the U.S’ – a catchy poppy number from a former member of The Blonde Majority (... more info

Guardian Music — Bands such as the Pogues and Dropkick Murphys are known around the world for creating an authentic Irish sound. Shame that none of them are Irish, then ...Twirling his comedy moustache and summoning every last drop of rockabilly-Borat charm, Gogol Bo... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Following my previous Dakar & Grinser post with yet another cover version tonight. This time around we have a Bob Dylan cover to lay down, and an equally fantastic version it is too by Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen a.k.a Magnet. I must ad... more info

Radio Exile — Gemma Hayes‘ [MySpace] Night On My Side is, hands down, one of the best Irish albums of the past decade, a completely under-rated modern classic worthy not only of the Mercury Prize nomination it garner, but the critical attention it brought her he... more info

Stereogum — This recent video from Irish singer/songwriter Gemma Hayes, nodding pretty clearly to The Wizard Of Oz, turns the idea of "Home" upside down. (Thanks for the tip, Clare.) In it, Hayes wakes up on her back in a field to find a house perched on its ... more info

Paste Magazine — Hometown: Ballyporeen, Ireland Fun Fact: Hayes co-wrote the song "Hazy" with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows for his band's New Amsterdam live album. Duritz is rumored to have subsequently referenced her in the song "Washington Square," when he sing... more info

Paste Magazine — Irish singer/songwriter wakes to a new Morning Even by its title, Gemma Hayes’ third album, The Hollow of Morning, sounds like a sequel to her celebrated 2003 debut, Night on My Side. Here, she and Night co-producer David Odlum revisit the compell... more info