Currently on a UK tour playing keyboards for alternative folk singer Junior Brother from Kerry, the main man behind The Bonk, Phil Christie chats to Lauren Guillery. On May 14, Phil Christie will grace one of West Cork’s most intimate venues to promote the release of his second LP ‘Greater […]
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Composer and violinist Justin Grounds set up ‘Stop Look Listen’, a weekly outdoor listening event, in September last year as part of the West Cork ‘Rekindling the Light Within’ initiative, which has enabled eight artists across the region to develop art for mental health initiatives in different ways. Justin wanted […]
Acclaimed singer-songwriters Victoria Keating and Aine O’Gorman have just released a song, on February 1, in honour of Brigid, the female patron saint of Ireland. The West Cork artists said they are thrilled to be releasing it on the first year that Brigid will be officially acknowledged with a national […]
West Cork Music is delighted to announce its Spring Concert Series. Over four Sundays in February and March, St Brendan’s Church in Bantry will welcome top-class soloists and quartets. On Sunday 12 February at 3pm, violinists Paul Ezergailis and Siobhán Doyle, violists Ruth Gibson and Cian Ó Dúill, and cellists Brian O’Kane and Aoife Burke […]
There is a lot to be said about how fate or destiny, or whatever you want to call it, can take people in many different, surprising, and life-changing directions. For instance, if Colyne Laverriere hadn’t asked her mother for one more chance to stay in Ireland, and if her search […]
‘These Empty Rooms’ is the latest release from Ballinadee singer-songwriter Aine O’Gorman, who writes songs from a deeply emotional perspective. ‘These Empty Rooms’ is a powerful tribute to Aine’s late mother Margaret O’ Gorman who died tragically almost 20 years ago, and is a relatable song about grief and living […]