Shardborne are a 4 piece instrumental progressive metal band from Limerick, Ireland. The band consists of twins Ciaran and Eoin Culhane on guitars, Ben Wanders on drums and Cormac O'Farrell on bass. http://shardborne.bandcamp.com/
“The best debut album I’ve ever heard” (Nicky Horne on Planet Rock) "The newest messiah’s of rock n’ roll" (All Access Magazine, USA) “This album is stunning” (Live For Metal, UK) “this is an album of top notch blues based hard rock – turn it up and enjoy” 4.5/5 (Get Ready To Rock, UK) “Assuming we actually get a summer this year, Jaded Sun ought to be part of the sound track in a very big way.”(Classic Rock Magazine, UK)
There are at least two artists named Martin Hayes.
1) a fiddler
2) an electronic artist 1)
Martin Hayes (born 1962) is a fiddler, born in Maghera (between Feakle and Tulla) in East County Clare, Ireland, and now living in West Hartford, Connecticut. He has been the All Ireland Fiddle Champion six times, and has won a National Entertainment Award, and the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2000 award for Instrumentalist of the Year. Hayes has recorded five albums – The Shores of Lough Graney with P. J.
Finbar Furey (b.1948 in Dublin, Ireland) is considered one of the finest Uilleann Pipes players in the world.
He was (is?) a member of the legendary Irish traditional group The Fureys.
Travelling Irish folk-rock singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player with a blues feel. His concerts are about pure music on acoustic guitar, unlike the older studio work you hear here. The track Mission Street (reprise) will appeal to those who like Japanese Anime Soundtracks. CD's that give an impression of Kieran's concerts: 'Glory Dayz' (1995) live with Chris Jones (RIP) on lead acoustic guitar, and 'Akoustik' (1992) with Jimmy Faulkner (RIP) on lead acoustic guitar (ex-Christy Moore and Paul Brady bands).
From the Scottish Borders, Tarras provide a blend of the Celtic tradition subtly fused with a range of other genres, not least The Blues and classical. Only two Albums were released: Rising (1999) and Walking Down Mainstreet (2001).
The original line up:
Rob Armstrong - Cittern, vocals
Joss Clapp - Acoustic & Electric Bass, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Emma Hancock - Violin, whistle, vocals
Ben Murray - Accordian, vocals
Jon Redfern - Drums, percussion, guitar, flute & vocals
Dublin-born Imelda May is a female vocalist. Specializing in rockabilly with a look to match, she has an extensive repertoire of cool covers and self-penned songs. Imelda has shared the stage with Alison Moyet, Dionne Warwick, Bryan Ferry, Anastasia, The Supremes, Sister Sledge, Scissor Sisters, Matt Bianco, Elvis Costello, Jools Holland and Elton John. At the Cornbury festival in Oxfordshire in July 2007 she opened both days of the festival. CDs currently available:
No Turning Back – Imelda’s first solo release
U2 is an Irish rock band which formed in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland. Since the band's formation, they have consisted of Bono (vocals, guitar, harmonica), The Edge (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Adam Clayton (bass) and Larry Mullen (drums, percussion). The band is the biggest selling alternative rock act of all time, having sold 140 million albums worldwide as of 2008. They have won 22 Grammys and were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. As of 2009, they have released 12 albums and 58 singles.
Celtic Woman is a musical group comprising five irish women with a repertoire that ranges from traditional Celtic tunes to modern songs. Current members include the three vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chlo
