Irish @ SXSW '07

So here in Austin, Texas that time of year is almost on us where we can all overdose in music, film and interactivity. SXSW, that wonderful feast of fun and entertaining business is just around the corner.

There is just so much great music going on it is hard to cover it all so I am gonna cover just the Irish bands that are coming our way. Some I have heard of and some are new to me (being that I am away from home so much). All in all there is some choice Irish music being represented so I am proud of the sounds that will be shared here. One of the nice things about SXSW for Irish bands is that it falls on or around St.Paddy's day so the lads and lassies have one up on other bands from other countries not so fortunate to have such a prominent ad popular national holiday and celebration fall at this time.

Approrpriately enough we start off with the amazing electronic tune from Jape, 'I Spend Too Much Time At Conferences'. Such a simple and sweet track that just oozes emotion. Jape is definitely one of my favourite Irish artists. (Both this and the second tune from the Redneck Manifesto are taken off the brilliant compilation of Irish sounds, 'Kicking Against...')

Artist: Jape
Label: Trust Me I'm A Thief
Tune: I Spend Too Much Time At Conferences
Source: Kicking Against...
Download 08_i_spend_too_much_time_at_conferences.mp3

This tune from the Redneck Manifesto just always gets me. For some reason, and especially when I moved from Ireland to the USA, it seems to sum up the many emotions that you have when you have left your homeland. Nice one lads.
Artist:The Redneck Manifesto
Label: Trust Me I'm A Thief
Tune:The Dillon Family Dancers
Source: Kicking Against...
Download 05_the_dillon_family_dancers.mp3

With a fine Dublin accent Damien Dempsey delivers some great songwriting here with 'Factories'.
Artist: Damien Dempsey
Label: United for  Opportunity
Tune: 'Factories' from the album, Seize the Day.
Download 06_factories.mp3

This Frames track comes from their amazing 'For the Birds' album. Love it.
A story about me and The Frames (that they won't remember!). Way back when I was a roadie for another great Irish band, The Castenedas, we played a gig at a college in Dublin with The Frames. As they were a more well known band their beer rider was bigger than ours and so after we played, they went on stage leaving their rider unguarded. Well, as you can imagine, we couldn't resist. Sorry Glen and Co. Gimme a shout in Austin and I'll pay ye back. ;-)
Artist: The Frames
Tune: 'Fighting on the Stairs' from the album 'For the Birds' (2001)
Download 05_fighting_on_the_stairs.mp3

Loving this band.
Artist: Oppenheimer
Label: Small Town America
Tune: Breakfast in NYC 
Download breakfast_in_nyc.mp3

Rockin' Irish sounds from Delorentos.
Artist: Delorentos
Tune: Any Other Way
Download aow.mp3

Catchy and tight-nice one.
Artist: The Immediate
Tune: A Ghost in This House
Label: Fantastic Plastic / Dad Records
Download 02_a_ghost_in_this_house.mp3

You have to check out Mr. Fionn Regan. Songwriter extrodinarie.
Artist: Fionn Regan
Label: Bella Union
Tune: Put a Penny in the Slot 
Download 06_put_a_penny_in_the_slot.mp3

Hip-Hop Irish style.
Artist: Messiah J & The Expert
Tune: Something Outta Nothing
Album: Now This I Have To Hear
Download 03_something_outta_nothing.mp3  

Check out the SXSW Showcase Schedule here
SXSW Music from Ireland exhibitor info.
For more info. on Irish music check this out.
Go here to buy great Irish music (and more).

Cheers,
Cubik

Comments

[white iphone 4]

Je lisais quelque chose d'autre à ce sujet sur un autre blog. Intéressant. Votre position sur elle est diamétralement contredit ce que j'ai lu plus t?t. Je suis encore contempler sur les points de vue opposés, mais je suis à bout fortement vers le v?tre. Et peu importe, c'est ce qui est si grande sur la démocratie moderne et le marché de la pensée en ligne.

[CubikArubik]

Bobby-I thank you sir and my apologies to the Immediate that I have now correctly posted a tune from. This one is definitely better. ;-)
Very nice blog you have over there at Hi-Fi Popcorn by the way.

Cheers
Cubik

[Bobby]

Hello sir!

I thought you had gotten a new Immediate song or something.. but that is not an Immediate song! Or maybe another band called that. Search the hype machine for them.. I posted on them a couple of times. They're actually amazing, unlike whatever that song you posted is! :D