Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonPowerful performances from singers including Kevin Rowland and Cáit O’Riordan commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising but also the musical links between Britain and Ireland This concert presented an intriguing challen... more info

Guardian Music — From Curragh of Kildare to Last Boat Leaving … Irish singer and actor Camille O’Sullivan on a concert to mark the Easter Rising centenary that taps the rich musical connection between England and IrelandI was born in London and raised in... more info

Nialler9 — Carly Rae Jepsen’s newest album Emotion was a  hit with more independent-driven music sites when it came out last year. ‘Run Away With Me’ was one of those songs that brought new audiences through its M83 ‘Midnight City’-style sax ... more info

Nialler9 — Good news. Lisa Hannigan is gearing up to her third album release later this year with a series of nationwide Irish tour dates starting in Newbridge, Kildare on June 2nd and finishing at Clonmel Junctions Festival on July 9th, taking in Clonakilty, L... more info

Nialler9 — Overhead, The Albatross have announced their debut album Learning To Growl. It’ll feature the previously-featured ‘Big River Man’ and eight other tracks. It was recorded in Straffan, Kildare at Clique Recordings, mixed by Phillip Magee. The Dub... more info

Nialler9 — Just in time for the holidays, EMBRZ has dropped a new track. The Kildare man’s music which is a good fit for some pre-Christmas travelling listening, has an evocative quality and his new track ‘Home’ in tone and lyrics (sung by Eleni Drake) pe... more info

Nialler9 — Niall D’Arcy aks Dj Deece is a resident at Somewhere Club? on Wednesday nights, with Hidden Agenda and one half of Decent Perks. He is a Kildare man. Here are his top 10 tunes of 2015. 1. Tame Impala – Eventually The best song released in 2015, i... more info

Nialler9 — Every once in a while, Peter Fleming who makes solo productions under the name Cinema pops up with another cracker. Today is one of those days. ‘Trust The Feeling’ is a free download, a luminescent dance cut with euphoric vocal samples, from the ... more info

Nialler9 — Two of my favourite new artists on the same track. Awesome. Oh Wonder just dropped their debut album after 12 months and 12 songs – their melodic bright spacious pop music is still on rotation amongst it all. Jack Casey aka Kildare producer EMBRZ h... more info

Nialler9 — Maybe you caught EMBRZ, the Kildare producer Jack Casey’s live set at Body & Soul late into Monday morning at Electric Picnic last week? His productions have a starry-eyed production sound that while is EDM-friendly in labelling, is infinitely more... more info