A music blog from Ireland.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013
The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock are playing a free gig in Dame Court tonight as part of the St Patrick’s festival. Delighted that it looks like they have the weather for it, and with that little cluster of pubs border three of four sides, I think it’s safe to say that the craic will
Wednesday, December 19th, 2012
One of my favourite categories on Harmless Noise is Video. Not just because it makes life easier as a blogger to insert a bit of code and let people amuse themselves as the listen, but also because...
Monday, March 5th, 2012
If life is like a fountain then music we love is the soda bubble clinging to the side of the glass. This beautiful recording is a peep into the bubble of Katie Kim, three songs set in...
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
Yesterday a very excited (!!!!!!) announcement was made of the 2011 IMTV Awards nominations. IMTV, from the company who make Fade Street, aim to recognise the best Irish music videos of the past year by way of...
Monday, November 21st, 2011
One thing about this year that really stood out was Myles O’Reilly‘s contribution to low-budget music videos. I suspect he’s friends with most of the subjects he shoots but all the videos revolve around good editing that...
Friday, November 18th, 2011
This has angered and saddened me: a video for Daylight on Rhob Cunningham‘s Our Little Secrets album. It’s set to Alan Holly‘s illustrated short Tógtha and edited by Myles O’Reilly of Arbutus Yarns. The gentle tones of...
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Last week I met up with Rhob Cunningham before he headed down to play the Spirit of Folk festival. It was less like an interview and more a nice warm chat in the cafe at Twisted Pepper,...
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Really enjoyed watching this first thing with the sun streaming, Donal Dineen in conversation with his good friends Liam O’Maonlai and Niwel Tsumbu on the Small Hours show in December 2010. As usual, kudos go to...
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Following on from the release of his debut album Our Little Secrets in 2010, here’s a beautiful song from Rhob Cunningham featuring a guest vocal from Jennifer Evans: New Arbutus. There to record for The Arts...