{"id":27099,"date":"2017-05-01T18:03:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T17:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=27099"},"modified":"2017-05-01T18:03:40","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T17:03:40","slug":"apella-the-graceful-dancer-singers-talk-to-us-about-their-music-and-that-gig-at-whelans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/05\/apella-the-graceful-dancer-singers-talk-to-us-about-their-music-and-that-gig-at-whelans\/","title":{"rendered":"APELLA: The &#8216;Graceful Dancer&#8217; Singers Talk To Us About Their Music And *THAT* Gig At Whelans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27100\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/05\/apella-the-graceful-dancer-singers-talk-to-us-about-their-music-and-that-gig-at-whelans\/img_2586\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2586.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493215883&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2586\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2586.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2586.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ireland has always been an exciting place for music, and in the three\u00a0years Essentially Pop has been around we&#8217;ve noticed a massive increase in the number of good quality artists\u00a0we&#8217;ve reviewed, who have come from the Emerald Isle.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">No less among these are APELLA, a duo formed by Dara Quilty and Ronan Nolan, both of whom have been involved in the music industry in one way or another for a good number of years now. Their latest single, &#8216;Graceful Dancer&#8217;, has seen considerable airplay on Irish radio stations, as has\u00a0their debut track, &#8216;We Met At A Party&#8217;,\u00a0released in 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently APELLA played the main room at Whelans, Dublin&#8217;s premiere rock venue, and were shocked\u00a0to discover Ed Sheeran and his friends &#8211; among them Jedward and actress Saoirse Ronan &#8211; had come to their show after Ed&#8217;s own gig, at the nearby 3 Arena, had finished, and were then waiting to meet them in their dressing room.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_84454\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bkxpz5cDd6w?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"APELLA: Talking About When They Met Ed Sheeran And Jedward\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/bkxpz5cDd6w\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lisa had the chance to chat with APELLA, and found out about more about them, their\u00a0music, and what they have lined up for the summer and beyond.\u00a0Check out her interview with them here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F320345348&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;visual=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;color=ff5500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about APELLA online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Apella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/apellamusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/apella\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/apella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soundcloud<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/apella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.\u00a0&#8216;Graceful Dancer&#8217; is available to download from <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/GracefuliTunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/GracefulGooglePlay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Play<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/GracefulAmazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>, and stream on <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/GracefulSpotify\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/GracefulApple\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">APELLA will be performing at festivals in Ireland over the summer, including Bare In The Woods, Portarlington; Sea Sessions, Bundoran; Indiependence, Cork and; Castlepalooza, in Tullamore. See their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/apellamusic\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a> for tickets and further information.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_26972\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/97KIkH7WAeg?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"APELLA - GRACEFUL DANCER [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\"  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