Breton Musician Krismenn Talks To Us About His Haunting Soundtrack For Irish Language Crime Thriller, ‘Crá’

Written by Doireann Ní Chorragáin and Richie Conroy, and directed by Philip Doherty, ‘Crá’ is notable for its haunting soundtrack, by Breton composer, Krismenn. We were struck by the stunning, ethereal, and beautiful music, and took the opportunity to speak with Krismenn.

A Very Irish Weekend With Pete Gardiner and Nathan Carter.

Steve Holley spent an extended St Patrick’s Day weekend listening to Irish music – first singer songwriter Pete Gardiner, and then Irish Country artist, Nathan Carter.

THE FINAL FRONTIER – Irish duo Telefis Release ‘Space Is Us’ Single, Featuring Sean O’Hagan

Space Is Us, one of the last pieces of music to feature Irish iconoclast Cathal Coughlan, is out now on all digital platforms via…

Telefis - Jacknife Lee and Cathal Coughlan

LORD OF MISRULE – REM Producer Jacknife Lee On New Mischief-Making Telefis Collaboration With Microdisney’s Cathal Coughlan

“We walk a tightrope in Telefis between super seriousness, frivolity, flippancy and pop.”

Sea Sessions Announce A Series Of Live Shows For Bundoran – SeptemberSessions With Gavin James, The Coronas, Lyra, Bell X1, Moncrieff, Royseven, Roisin O, Thumper And Much More

The team behind Sea Sessions have announced ‘September Sessions’, a series of 5 intimate concerts set to take place in Bundoran, the home of Sea Sessions, next month.

THE OLD MAN’S BACK AGAIN – Fatima Mansions’ Cathal Coughlan On Politics, The Pandemic And ‘Song Of Co-Aklan’ His First Album In 10 Years

Carving out a reputation as one of indie’s most challenging and erudite lyricists with Microdisney in the ’80s, Cathal Coughlan went and did it all again in…

Jedward Release Ferocious Video

John and Edward give us a visual feast in new music video Ferocious. The song was released last Friday and has debuted at number…

Jedward at the Olympia: A Reply

Regular readers of Essentially Pop will know part of our remit is to promote music that deserves to be heard. We have no preconceptions…

It’s Here! Jedward are Ferocious!

The Irish twins John and Edward Grimes, better known as Jedward, continue to promote their highly anticipated fourth studio album, due for release later…

Jedward Debut Ferocious Song

The dynamic duo from Dublin have certainly hit on a winner with self-penned song Ferocious, which they sang live for the first time on…