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Behind the music - Go Bury Your Monsters

Emerging Irish alternative band Go Bury Your Monsters have released their debut single, Science Of The Heart, from their forthcoming EP, Body Language. We asked them the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 19 Apr

Dervish's new album features contemporary Irish folk songs that have been written in recent years by Irish songwriters. Photo credit: Tim Jarvis

Behind the music - Dervish

Sligo-based traditional Irish music band Dervish have teamed up with The Indigo Girls for their new single, Passage West, and they both play the National Concert Hall on 30 January. We asked Shane Mitchell of Dervish the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 13 Jan

David Gray to mark 30th anniversary of debut album

David Gray will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of his debut album A Century Ends with four back-to-back shows in his original stomping ground of Whelan's of Dublin in the new year.

Music • 05 Dec 23

Phil and Paul Hartnoll: brothers gonna work it out

Orbital will be boxing clever this St Patrick's Day

It was a balmy Sunday night on the August Bank Holiday weekend in Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork at Féile 95 and Orbital were about to play one of their very first festivals.

Music • 14 Mar 23

David Kitt announces new album and drops new track

David Kitt has announced his new album Idiot Check and released new song, Wishing Well, along with details of his upcoming Irish tour.

Music • 20 Jan 23

Behind the music - John Smith

Folk artist John Smith plays Coughlans, Cork on 20 October and 21 October, and The Grand Social, Dublin on 22 October we asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 15 Oct 22

Behind the music - Con Murphy

Mayo-based alt-folk singer-songwriter Con Murphy has released his debut album, Otherworld. We asked him the BIG questions . . .

Behind the Music • 17 May 22

David Gray follows Skywalker to Skellig

David Gray is the last of the true believers on a balm of a new album that finds a secret place between tranquility and tumult

Music • 19 Feb 21

David Gray keeps it Irish on new album, Skellig

A number of Irish artists including David Kitt have collaborated with David Gray on his forthcoming new album, Skellig.

Music • 22 Dec 20

Watch: Schitt's Creek actor Noah Reid releases new song

You might know him as Patrick from Emmy-garlanded comedy Schitt's Creek, but Canadian actor Noah Reid is Noah Reid also a singer and he's just released his latest single, Honesty.

Music • 07 Oct 20

What's on? 20 top telly tips for Thursday

There's a documentary about the remarkable popularity of David Gray, What Wo Do in the Shadows is back for a second run, Hillary Clinton and Steve Bannon are the subjects of other docs, while Doctor in the House returns . . .

Television • 11 Jun 20

Babble on - David Gray on 20 years of White Ladder

It was the little album that could. After flopping in 1998, David Gray's White Ladder was re-released in 2000 and became a monster. Now a new documentary on RTÉ One tonight charts the rise and rise of the biggest-selling album in Irish history

Music • 11 Jun 20

David Gray postpones his White Ladder Dublin tour dates

David Gray is the latest performer who has been forced to postpone his upcoming shows in Dublin, but not Cork, over the coronavirus outbreak.

Music • 19 Mar 20

David Gray and Soda Blonde join Other Voices Ballina

Singer-songwriter David Gray, Kildare rapper JYellowL, Soda Blonde, JC Stewart and The Howl & The Hum have been added to the bill for the second outing of Other Voices in Ballina on February 28 and 29.

Music • 06 Feb 20

David Gray to play Cork as part of White Ladder tour

Mega-selling singer-songwriter David Gray has announced a special open-air performance at Irish Independent Park in Cork on Saturday, June 20, as part of his White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour.

Music • 11 Nov 19

Gray's third show at the 3Arena will take place on Saturday, April 4 with tickets on sale on Thursday, October 17 at 9:00am from Ticketmaster and the singer-songwriter's website

David Gray announces third and final 3Arena date

David Gray has announced a third and final date at Dublin's 3Arena next April as part of his White Ladder: The 20th Anniversary Tour.

Music • 14 Oct 19

Gray looking forward to 'giant singalong' at Irish gigs

David Gray says he hopes his upcoming Irish gigs in Dublin and Belfast to mark the anniversary of his breakthrough album White Ladder will be "a giant singalong."

Music • 13 Oct 19

Take a look at Saturday's Ray D'Arcy Show line-up

Rory Cowan, David Gray and Bronagh Gallagher are among the guests on this Saturday night's Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ One.

ray darcy show • 04 Oct 19

David Gray announces Dublin, Belfast White Ladder gigs

David Gray has announced a new tour to mark the 20th anniversary of his album White Ladder, including dates at Dublin's 3Arena and Belfast's SSE Arena.

Music • 04 Oct 19

Dervish 'kindle the fire' with new album

Cathy Jordan reckons that you have to 'kindle the fire every now and then' to remind people of some of the great songs Ireland has produced

Music • 16 Apr 19

David Gray is on his world tour with his new album

David Gray modernises his old hits at Irish gigs

Singer/songwriter David Gray, who is performing his second night tonight in the sold out Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin, has said that he has enjoyed being able to add the electronic elements to his old hits, while he has been touring with his new alb

Music • 08 Apr 19

The Ray D'Arcy Show is on RTÉ this Saturday March 9 at 9.55pm

Line-up for Ray D'Arcy Show announced

Hollywood star and activist Rose McGowan, singer David Gray, comedian Deirdre O'Kane and rugby legend Tommy Bowe are among the guests on this week's Ray D'Arcy Show.

Television • 07 Mar 19

A slight return to electro dusting and serpentine rhythms

David Gray - Mutineers

David Gray makes a strong return with a musically varied tenth album

Music Reviews • 02 Jul 14

Gray breaks cover for Other Voices appearance

Gray, Mogwai and Lisa O'Neill for Other Voices

David Gray, Scottish post-rockers Mogwai and Irish newcomer Lisa O'Neill are the first acts announced for the new series of Other Voices in Dingle

Entertainment • 13 Nov 13

David Gray