Lankum is an Irish folk group interpreting traditional songs through a dark postmodern lens. Not for the faint of heart, this relentlessly bleak album rarely lets in the light. If a doom metal band suddenly began interpreting Steeleye Span on a steady diet of Godspeed You! Black Emperor, it might come out sounding like Lankum’s foreboding, cinematic take on traditional folk. Find it on Bandcamp.
Good Morning - Have a Happy Sunday everyone. If you are a fan of Irish music - I highly recommend streaming wfuv.org out of Fordham University in the Bronx on Sundays. You can take a break from the music at 11 - or if you are religious, you can listen to Mass. I skip that hour now and then tune back in at Noon for the Ceol Na nGael program til 4 pm Eastern Time.
Sipping coffee and listening to Irish music from A Thousand Welcomes via wfuv.org (Fordham University) on a Sunny Sunday morning. A nice way to begin the day. 🇮🇪☘️🎶
Tonight I’m feeling a bit gutted. Sinéad O’Connor’s voice has been part of my life, my growing up, my grown-upness. Not far off 40 years. I only got her book Rememberings from the library last Christmas. #Sinéad#SinéadOConnor #Mastodaoine#RIP#IrishMusic
Cillian Murphy choosing Lisa O'Neill's Old Note on 6 & I'm crying in my car.
She is just astonishing. 😭❤️
She's playing #Belfast Empire in December and I couldn't get my ticket fast enough.
Last time I saw her I cried the whole way through so tissues at the ready! #LisaONeill#Irish#IrishMusic#FolkMusic#Banjo#Music
If you're not familiar with her - or only familiar with her cover of All The Tired Horses from #PeakyBlinders I urge you to go find her.
She is an extraordinary singer-singwriter. #LisaONeill#IrishMusic#Music
If you like traditional Irish music check out County Sligo band Dervish. Especially their live album Live In Palma. An excellent album in general but especially for #SaintPatricksDay