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2024-08-02 Tribfest - North Kildare Sports Club, Kilcock

No one, and I mean no one, goes to TribFest to be cool.  After all, it's hard to look cool dancing to the music of Joe Dolan, ABBA, Tom Jones, Cher or Queen, well, maybe Queen, but... No, people go to TribFest to party, to listen to great music and most of all, to have fun.  Fun, that's the most important part of a festival, and it was in abundance this year! The festival was a three day affair this time out and, for the first time, kicked off with a night dedicated to hard rock and metal, featuring IE/DC (AC/DC), Live Lizzy (Thin Lizzy), Whiplash (Metallica) , Guns Reloaded (Guns n' Roses), and Legendary (Bon Jovi).  Was it loud?  Yes, yes it was.  Did it rock?  Most certainly!  Were the leather clad crowd entertained?  Most definitely.  What a way to kick off TribFest! Live Lizzy Whiplash Legendary Guns Reloaded IE/DC Night two of TribFest was a much more relaxed affair with sets from Mairead Rooney (Shania Twain), The Classic Beatles (The Beatles), Will Power (Joe Dolan)

2022-03-26 Buskers on Grafton Street, Dublin

I took a walk around Dublin today,  thought I'd check out the buskers on Grafton Street.   There's a fine history of busking in Dublin, acts like  Hothouse Flowers ,  The Frames ,  Rodrigo y Gabriela ,  Damien Rice ,  Paddy Casey ,  Kodaline  and a host of others all cut their teeth on and around Grafton Street.  It stands to reason that some of those busking today will be successful in the future! So, who did I get to see today?  Well, check out the photos below: Zoe Clarke Allie Sherlock Paul Jenkinson

2022-03-15 Power of Dreams - Whelan's, Dublin

I can't remember the last time I saw Power of Dreams  live.  What I do know is that it wasn't this century!  They hit the Irish scene back in 1990 with the launch of their superb debut album ' Immigrants, Emigrants and Me '.  If you haven't heard it, I suggest checking it out. Some time in the summer of '21, they announced that they were going to play a show in Whelan's in Dublin, so I made sure to get a ticket fast! Anyway, on to the gig.  It was a full house, not a lot of room to roam in there, and a slightly older crowd who, like me, were reliving their youth!  The question is though, was it any good?  And the answer is, yes, yes it was!  The older songs still hold up well to this day and the new album ' Ausländer ' also sounds good live. Support on the night was from Insubs , a band I'd not heard of before, but worth keeping an eye out for.  My one gripe on the night was the lighting, it was very dark and made it so difficult to take photos t

2022-03-10 Kynsy - Whelan's, Dublin

Back in the summer of 2019, I headed off to take some photos at Knockanstockan Festival in Wicklow.  I got to see some great acts that weekend, but one that stuck with me as Kynsy . I'm not quite sure why she stuck in my mind, there was something about her sound.  Yeah, it was a tad rough and ready, but yet...  Anyway, when I got home, I followed her socials and kept up to date on her music. Due to Covid, there was precious little chance of getting to see her perform since then, but after almost 30 months, she headlined Upstairs at Whelans and it was worth the wait.  This is not a review site, so I'll not go into detail, but hearing a packed room singing every word to Elephant in the Room , at full volume was superb. Hmm...  I just realised, as I typed that, The Riptide Movement also have a track  Elephant in the Room . I guess we've lots of elephants in rooms here in Ireland. Support on the night was from Cruel Sister , a new band to me.  I'd never seen or heard of

2022-03-05 Eimear Crehan - The Sugar Club, Dublin

I saw Eimear Crehan support Mary Coughlan at the Moat Theatre in Naas August '21 and we chatted over social media on and off since then, so when she asked me along to shoot her album launch in the Sugar Club , I obviously said yes. The crowd absolutely loved her performance, it was quite something to see them sing along to every song knowing every word, it was very impressive! Also playing on the night was the equally impressive Farah Elle .  The last time I saw Farah play live was back in October '18 when she performed at the first Skylarks gig in Naas.  Such a beautiful voice. Now for the photos... First up is Eimear: And now for Farah: