On a pub crawl in County Louth the generation-bridging band, who made a name for themselves during lockdown, speak truth to power and join in a few sessions with their fellow barroom bards
BELFAST organisers have announced the programme for one of our landmark festivals and a city legend gets some well overdue recognition in this week's Northern Winds. With a launch event last Thursday that was attended by several prominent artists and industry officials, the Sound Of Belfast Festival entered into another year of programming. A multi-week event that is programmed by staff in the Oh Yeah Music Centre and features artists from all over the globe (with a focus on our homegrown talent), the Sound Of Belfast will take place between the dates of November 10 and 20. With headline performances from rapper Leo Miyagee, singer Gareth Dunlop, Scottish rock-revivalist band The Snuts and math-rockers Bicurious and talks and walks and all-ages events for the whole family, the Sound of Belfast is primed to be an unmissable series for our citizens. Full details are on the festival website, which went live on Thursday. The highlight of the celebrations this year will of course be