JP Ryan is a self taught guitarist and only started to play in his late teens, also learning to play the piano, mandolin and harmonica which you will hear beautifully present on his well crafted album.   JP's introduction to music is influenced greatly by the huge abundance of Irish and American Folk music that has graced the airwaves and live music scene over the years from Don Maclean to John Legend and Stevie Wonder and everyone else in between.  But the prelude of JP’s musical endeavours were very much influenced by old Irish folk songs and after graduating from art college in the mid...

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Stargazers Johnny Fang, Chris Ahern and Johnny Campbell are back with an uplifting jazzy number ‘We All Love The Jazz’ to rid you of those winter blues and quickly will you see the stars a-shining again. Each and every year the magical rebel county of Cork gets an extra twinkle in its eye when it comes alive with a burst of music from all over the world for the infamous Guinness Jazz Festival and this year is definitely going to be one to remember. Corkonion Contemporary acoustic legends Stargazers will make a welcome return to their roots as they have been confirmed to appear at the 2009 Cork...

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  Ceol Pr are very proud to present you with 'Heirs To Nothing'. This quintet are Martin Bennett (Vocals & Guitar), TJ Brewer (Vocals & Bass), Stephen Hogan (Lead Guitar) with brother duo Mike Maher (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar) and David Maher (Drums).   SOUNDS LIKE:   Heirs To Nothing possess material that has a distinct Irish rawness but ‘Lover’ is without doubt an international mix of MGMT, The Killers, Alphabeat, Metro Station and something that is definitely not ‘typically Irish’.  ‘Lover’ carries electro...

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Ceol PR are proud to present to you The Jades who are Sheila (vocals & guitar), Elaine (vocals & lead guitar) and Yvonne (vocals & drums) hailing from the very sunny south east of the country. Take the polished harmonies and playful rock and roll of The Bangles, throw in some Dolores O’Riordan soul satisfying vocals and the instantly catchy hooks of The Coronas and you have Ireland’s newest and most vibrant girl group ‘The Jades’.All members of The Jades come from Kilmuckridge in county Wexford and first met at primary school.As Yvonne says, “We have been in a band...

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