Up and coming Irish original bands playing all genres and styles of music, who are based in Ireland. Top Youtube videos listed first.
The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in...
In 2007 producer Sharon Browne filmed the first ever Celtic Thunder show at the Helix in Dublin, Ireland. The concept was to feature a...
The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. From 1975 to 1983, the Undertones consisted of...
The Academic are an indie rock band from Westmeath, Ireland formed at the end of 2013 while all members of the band were at St...
The Saw Doctors are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1986 in Tuam, County Galway, they have achieved eighteen Top 30 singles in the...
It’s not uncommon for bands to begin with grand dreams of future success, but for every realised ambition there are dozens that...
Aptly defining themselves as an exciting new music cabal, the playfully psychedelic Electric Octopus (and their Electric Octopus...
Little Green Cars were formed in Dublin in 2008. The band members are Stevie Appleby on guitar and vocals, Faye O'Rourke on vocals,...
Irish duo, Hudson Taylor released their long-awaited debut album “Singing for strangers” in 2015. The multi-instrumentalists honed...
Fontaines D.C. met as a quintet in Dublin, influenced and driven in equal measure by the rich history of their hometown’s...
Wild Youth are a four-piece who stormed the Spotify Viral Charts and held the #1 spot for two weeks with their first single. With...
In October 2015, the band released Speeding Cars. It was their most successful release to date and opened the band up to a new...
2019 marks the 57th Anniversary of The Chieftains beginning. Since 1962 they have been six-time Grammy Award winners and been highly...
Multi-Platinum Award winning Irish Folk Legends The Wolfetones are now in their 56th year: Tommy Byrne, Brian Warfield and Noel Nagle....
Formed in 2011, Mark Prunty (guitar/vox), Podge Gill (guitar/vox), Ross McNerney (banjo/mandolin), Emmett Collum (drums) are the four...
Having first come together in Autumn of 2016 on a basketball court in a Dublin city park, the four members of Pillow Queens, soon...
The Murder Capital is a rock/punk band from Dublin Ireland. in 2019 the band is making a europe tour where the gonna be playing in...
Wyvern Lingo have been writing music together since they met at age 11. They originally bonded over hand-me-down albums of Led...
Award-winning quartet WeBanjo3 from Galway, Ireland combine Irish Music with Old-Time American and Bluegrass influences to reveal the...
Saint Sister, formed 2014, is the creation of Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty. Mixing celtic harp, 60s folk and electronic pop...
One of the most enthralling live acts in recent times, Ham Sandwich are well known for their incendiary live performances which has put...
Just Mustard are a five-piece band from Dundalk, Co. Louth. Mining influence from post-punk, trip-hop and lo-fi electronic music they...
Buffalo Sunn incorporate sounds from the 60’s right up to the present day, mixing big reverb-laden harmonies with carefully placed...
The Irish Rovers celebrated their 50 years of music with a world tour and the release of the greatest of their greatest hits albums....
Billy Treacy is a Folk singer/songwriter from Dublin's Inner City. A modern day Balladeer with contemporary story songs using...
Acrasia benefits no end from years the band have spent gigging and writing songs together: its 13 tracks arrived fully formed, played...
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. Prior to becoming Stiff Little...
Last year the band released “Peace Will Come,” a single supported by National Radio Station 2FM, featured as the Homegrown Hero and...
Just Like Us is a three-piece up-and-coming Irish pop band. Consisting of lead singer and guitarist Liam Óg Ó hOistín, drummer James...
'Amazing Apples’ are a 5 piece multi instrumentalist Indie/Folk band from Galway. In March 2014 they released their second single,...
Mining influence from jazz, hardcore and contemporary classical music, Robocobra Quartet sound like little else. Originally formed at...
Delorentos are a melodic, alternative, independent band from North County Dublin, Ireland. Delorentos have released 5 albums (and an...
Blackbird and Crow come from the farthest northern corner of Co Donegal, Ireland. The band formed four years ago and are comprised of...
Originally coming from a couple of small rural villages in the Glens of Antrim and Belfast runabay are six musicians who through their...
Mixing the world of analog synthesizers and modern-day production techniques the lads have created a sound that is very unique. Catchy...
Provocative alternative-punks The Wood Burning Savages are an incendiary four piece from Derry that proudly wear the rebel spirit of...
Four years on from an initial explosive emergence, the Dublin-based three-piece haven’t so much discovered their voice as...
On the back of a strong year in 2018 which consisted of the band releasing two singles “It’s too Late” and “Last Train Home”...
The Last Vinci is rock project headed by vocalist Alex Vinci, who moved to Ireland to release his own record. Alex was a member of a...
Orchid Collective consists of four musicians from each corner of Ireland, taking a wide range of influences from the likes of Alt J,...
Since forming in 2017 and debuting their first single, Open Spaces, A Great Quiet have continued to build their sound. Taking...
Mick and Ríona went on to collaborate on a number of projects. Their latest and boldest is Monster Monster, an alternative pop act...
Experimental folk 4tet fusing everything from 70's psychedelia, free jazz, sound art, folk song and beyond. Reviewers have dubbed it an...
Moon Looks On are an Irish band based primarily in Dublin, .Their sound encompasses a fusion of both modern contemporary folk and soul,...
No Wave from Cork City. On their latest EP, This is No-Wave raucous heavy metal riffs mix nicely with Talking Heads style vocals. Hot...
Heroes in Hiding are an alternative rock band with a vibrant touch of electronics. Based in Dublin, the 4-piece formed as it is today...
Foreign Owl comprises three young souls born EXACTLY at the stroke of 3 bells, born PRECISELY on the land border between Japan and...
Post-Party are a 4 piece indie rock band from Dublin. Having already shared stages with fellow Irish bands The Academic, The Murder...
Based in Dublin, Ireland Brake Loose is a five-piece Hard Rock band with a fresh hard-hitting sound and a penchant for including...
Billow Wood are an exciting new band committed to creating a new fusion sound for people of all ages to enjoy. ...
Screaming Orphans, an all-sister band from Bundoran, Co. Donegal, Ireland, are one of the most sought after Celtic bands with a...
brand new friend are probably one of the most uplifting prospects on the Belfast scene, they've got hints of American bands like The...
Vernon Jane are here to kick the living daylights out of you and your loved ones and teach you a lesson while your at it (THE THIN...
W.A.L.K.E.R. are a Dublin based band who formed in 2017 with one idea in mind and that was to bring rock back to a mainstream audience....
Parliament Square’s debut release “Forest Fire”, recorded by Owen Lewis (Snow Patrol / REM) was featured on national radio (RTE...
Following the release of their debut single 'The Apple Truck' and an ensuing tour around Ireland, Gorilla Troubadour have made a name...
The band was first founded in the summer of 2015. Adopting a traditional blues/funk rock-based sound, the group immediately hit onto...
Situated in Wexford, twins Brandon and Ashley combine to create The Ocelots. They have crafted their songwriting and musical experience...
Manden Express is a thrillingly explosive Dublin-based international band, fusing traditional and contemporary styles of West African...
King Bones are a 6-piece synth-punk group from Dublin city. With some serious tunes under their belt, like Who’s Got The...
The Late Twos are a Northern Irish Indie Rock band, formed at the end of 2010 in Belfast. A lively and energetic five piece outfit,...
Definitely, one of the most unique sounds, Happy Alone’s idiosyncratic alternative pop sound is both memorable and expressive. Their...
Dissension Rising are an Exciting forward thinking International Touring Hard Rock Band who hail from Ireland. Originally formed by...
The Stunning are an Irish rock band. Formed in 1987 in Galway, they are perhaps best known for their single Brewing Up a Storm. Known...
No Oil Paintings are a vivacious, dynamic alternative-folk band from Belfast. Using typical folk instrumentation and four-part...
Pine The Pilcrow released their debut EP in March 2016 and haven’t looked back. With glowing reviews from Irelands leading music...
Mongrel State is a four-piece band from Dublin with a sound that incorporates a wide sonic palette - from Rockabilly to Rock,...
Wynona Bleach declared their arrival in 2018 with a song called ‘Eyes Burning’. The guitars rise up like fuzz-mountains and the...
Little One are a Post/Indie group formed in Dublin. The collective made their Glastonbury and Electric Picnic debuts this past Summer,...
As a five piece, The Shaker Hymn craft sharp and thoughtful pop songs - reminiscent of the lush and warm guitar music of the late...
Black Bank Folk burst onto the Irish music scene in 2016 with their critically acclaimed debut album 'Rising'. They spent 2016 and...
Hand Models are 4 young natives of Ireland/Northern Ireland, brought together in Belfast, after they met at house gigs that their...
Brass Phantoms are a five-piece Post-Indie Rock band from Dublin. The band consists of Ryan Cashell (vocals & bass), Greg Whelan...
Strongly influenced by Bruce Springsteen, Pilgrim St formed to bring these tunes to the live venues of Navan and surrounding areas but...
A rowdy folk hop n roll band from the hills of Donegal hellbent on world domination. Born and raised on a diet of pub singsongs and...
Stray Melody are a recently formed act who are following in the footsteps of acts such as Glen Hansard, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Hudson...
Montauk Hotel are an indie-pop act based in Dublin. Taking influence from the glimmer of early 80s indie-pop, Montauk Hotel fuse strong...
The Winter Passing created an infectiously raw mix of garage punk energy and indie rock quirks that garnered critical acclaim. When the...
The Girl Talk is Mark McKenna (Vocals and Rhythm Guitar), Ben Spelman (Lead Guitar), Jack Bird (Drums), & Jonathan Cooke Allen...
Order Of The Mess are an alternative/stoner-rock power duo formed in 2013 by Alex (guitar/voice) and Max(drums) and hailing from Cork,...
The Remedy Club are a roots/ americana duo comprising Aileen Mythen (vocals and percussion) and Kj McEvoy (guitar and vocals). Renowned...
Hatchlings is a collaborative project made up of five multi-instrumentalists and songwriters. Hailing from different pockets of the...
The Shades are a young 5 piece rock'n'roll/blues band from West Dublin/Kildare. Formed in late 2013, They started gigging around the...
The Lost Brothers are an Irish musical duo consisting of Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech, formerly of The Basement and The 747s. In...
Not Monsters is what happens when you smash the melodic experimentalism of CFIT together with the powerhouse riffing of Punch Face...
The Riptide Movement are an Irish rock band formed in Dublin, Ireland in 2006 by vocalist and guitarist Mal Tuohy, guitarist John...
Belfast four piece The Crossfire Hurricanes are driving their own tanked-up style of blues-infused Indie Rock&Roll, and they rarely...
Majestic Bears are a folk band from Galway with a varying range of influences from Irish/American folk music, Trad, surf, pop and...
Paul McCann is a singer/ song writer and multi-instrumentalist from Cavan Ireland. Having played various instruments in bands since...
The Optimists are Dublin’s newest alt-pop band. Despite forming just under two years ago the band has already made a significant...
Belfast natives Beauty Sleep bring their dreamy brand of pop music to Stradbally this weekend. The trio formed over a couple of...
Pine Marten are an innovative modern string band drawing on folk music from around the world. With influences ranging from bluegrass...
Every now and then I hear something really special, that moves me with the raw honesty of it. I love when songs and singers give me a...
Seán is from Drogheda, Co Louth, Ireland. Irish Music Magazine remarked on his debut album Dreaming is Allowed Mathews has a good way...
With their genesis on a small Island off the West Coast of Ireland, The Niall McCabe Band have honed a sound that is structured around...
Petty Youth are a garage/glam punk band from County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed in 2013, they have been unleashing their caustic...
Hailing from Dublin, Silverbacks are a thrilling prospect, delivering their own louche take on NYC-indebted rock. They ply their trade...
Blind Poet’s music lies somewhere between neo classical contemporary celtic folk and contemporary world music sound; a music which...
In 2015 Great White Lies released their debut ep to critical acclaim including a nomination from Pure M for best ep and winning VAI...
Without Willow are a folk duo from Co Donegal, Ireland. The pair have performed several times at The Earagail Arts Festival, The Swell...
Slacke is a 4 piece band from Cavan town consisting of Daragh Slacke, Josh McClory, Liam McCabe, and Barry Fitzgerald. Darragh Slacke...
More Than Machines started their lives as Beware Of You. In the short time as a band they have played gigs all around Dublin and...
Rofi James are a pop/rock band from Galway city, Ireland. Comprised of Ronan Flaherty, Jamie Murray and Joseph Flaherty. Rofi James...
For Foresters, the experimental post-folk act from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal have been in the depths of creating art that will be sent...
Harmony loving Folk/Pop duo from Cork, ‘The Shruggs’, (comprising of long-time friends and Musicians James Downing and Kees...