Voice is one of our strongest ‘weapons’ when it comes to expressing emotion – something that is not without risk and can make us feel vulnerable or upset people. Except in music, where it is the link that connects audiences and performers. Some singers are able to precisely reflect feelings […]

Jake Stanley (53) may be one of the best singer-songwriters you’ve never heard of writes Moze Jacobs. A friendly, energetic, dynamic presence on stage, Jake was born in Barnsley (UK) but moved with his family to Schull some 10 years ago. He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays bass, guitar, keyboard and […]

Moze Jacobs chats to Seamus Poillot who runs Qualiphaunt, an initiative offering inexperienced players or musicians the opportunity to perform on stage at the renowned DeBarras Folk Club in Clonakilty There is something about DeBarra’s Folk Club in West Cork that stirs up echoes of a glorious rock music past. […]

There is no doubt whatsoever: Jack Lukeman aka Jack L has a great voice. It straddles four octaves and operates in a variety of keys, acrobatically. “One of the most distinctive and recognisable voices in Irish music over the past 20-odd years,” is how he is introduced at the start […]

It’s May 2025. The sky is grey. A singer stands under a porch in Bandon. His hands move masterly across the neck and body of his guitar. Chords well-played. But it’s the sound, the melody and the soaring lyrics of his song that give it wings and lift it above […]

James Harpur will be DeBarra’s Spoken Word’s special guest in April in Clonakilty. The biography on his website reveals he is a multiple award-winning author. He doesn’t blow his own trumpet in person. Yet, his work shows ample evidence of multi-faceted brilliance, eloquence, and rich attention for detail writes Moze […]

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