We Are Back…sort of
eirecana podcastThe Eirecana blog is back. Here I explain what I hope to achieve with the re-booted blog.
The Southern Fold – Melding gothic folk and blues
Kilkenny, The Southern FoldSometimes I have to go looking for bands. Sometimes they music come to me. Sometimes I feel like going in search for the music myself even when the music does come to me. Today was one of those days. I often consult Breaking Tunes (it’s a brilliant platform for new Irish artists) and happened to […]
One Horse Pony
Cork, One Horse PonyBack to action this week with some Southern Blues. Well it’s not what you think. This band hail from Cork and are exponents of some fine truthful foot-tapin’ blues that you have ever heard. One Horse Pony are a Cork based outfit formed a number of years ago through the very organic process of playing […]
Eirecana Podcast: Episode VII – February Blues
eirecana podcast, jason isbell, NC lawlor, The Cujo Family, The Mountain Man BandBringing you the best of americana, alt-country and folk from Ireland and internationally. Eirecana Podcast – Podcast VI: The Best of 2015 Welcome to 2016. Seeing as I did’nt get a show up in January, I thought I would celebrate all that the first month of the year symbolisises in my February podcast. Thus the […]
The Whispering Pines
Cork, The Whispering PinesI often have to search far and wide for new music on the blog. It’s always handy to have a few tools to make my work easier. One that I want to point you to if you are in search for new music, in particular new Irish music, is Breaking Tunes. The non-for-profit website aims […]
Best of 2015: Best Irish and International Americana Songs of the Year
alt-country, americana, Best of, Best of 2015Continuing my best of 2015 list with my favourite tracks of the year. Yes I am about a month late but still it gives me time to assess fully my favourite tracks of the year. As usual, the tracks selected might not have been released in 2015 but I came across them last year so […]
Best of 2015: The Best Americana Albums of the Year
Andrew Combs, Best of, Best of 2015, Butchers Blind, Dave Rawlings, Father John Misty, Have Gun Will Travel, jason isbell, John Moreland, Leon Bridges, Tim Lee 3Happy New Year. So I’m back. I apologise for the delay in getting to these posts. I did promise them a few weeks ago but January has been the post Christmas recovery as I planned. So to start my review of 2015, I plan to feature the best Americana albums of the year. This list […]
Eirecana Podcast: December 2015 – The Best Americana of the Year
eirecana podcast, John Blek and The Rats, randolf and the Crokers, Stephen Young And the UnionBringing you the best of americana, alt-country and folk from Ireland and internationally. Eirecana Podcast – Podcast VI: The Best of 2015 It’s my last show of 2015. As it’s the end of the year, it’s natural to reflect on the year that was. So this episode is the start of my reflection on the […]
Aborist: Bringing some deft touches to the americana genre
Antrim, ArboristIt’s funny how you come across some artists. I was browsing through No Depression last week and happened to find myself reading Lee Zimmerman’s series on Americana Abroad in which he covers the genre all over the world. One such artist that he mentioned was Aborist, a man by the name of Mark McCambridge. I […]
Album Review: Jayne Trimble – In The Morning
Album Reviews, Jayne TrimbleAfter a flurry of media updates, it back to what (I think) I do best this week. It’s an album review of Jayne Trimble’s most recent release “In The Morning”. The album was release in 2014 but as Jayne sent it all the way to me from Canada, I think it deserves my attention. I […]