They will be releasing their second album this April, in the middle of the month: ‘Evelyn and Dec’. It’s not (yet) a household name but could become one. When their first album, ‘Make for Joy’, was released on Leap Day in 2024, it was named Album of the Week at […]
West Cork seems to have its own ‘musical ecosystem’. Musicians playing in each others’ – often intersecting – bands. Gigs aplenty. In most genres under the (not very present) sun: Blues, trad, rock, world music, jazz, country, post-punk, alternative, classical. And yes, reggae. Music with a strongly accented sub-beat, originating […]
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 […]