Culture That Made Me: Iarla Ó Lionáird on Cork song culture, and other influences
The Coolea singer also includes the likes of Joni Mitchell and Talking Heads among his touchstones
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The Coolea singer also includes the likes of Joni Mitchell and Talking Heads among his touchstones
Tom Dunphy recommends some new music from Van Morrison to U2's upcoming album.
Author, RTÉ 2FM DJ, MMA fan We've all heard about 'the difficult second album' syndrome, but 2fm's Dan Hegarty gives us a further 20 follow-up Irish albums that saw Irish acts beat that sophomore slump, with spectacular results... Sack - Butterfly Effect (Dirt Records, 1997) The late 90s were rich on talent but light on commercial impact where Irish artists were concerned. One of the finest albums released during this period is Butterfly Effect by Sack. It’s an album filled with glorious punchy guitar riffs, and intoxicating vocals from Martin McCann. Morrissey was a huge fan of ...