WITH festival season now more or less in the rearview mirror, we can look forward to a hefty season of releases in the final quarter of the year. Expect new albums, showcases and some of the most exciting acts in the country to be headlining your favourite venues in the coming months. October will play host to Ireland Music Week. One of our foremost showcase festivals (a festival for the music and related industries to see some up-and-coming talent before they go international), IMW has long been a stepping stone for our best cultural exports: Fontaines D.C., Hozier and Dermot Kennedy are all examples of alumni who have gone on to have successful global careers. Organisers First Music Contact released this year's live schedule for the festival earlier this week. There are conferences on the 4th and 5th of October and the actual performances on the 6th and 7th. Representatives from the north include producer Mount Palomar, alt-folk singer Aoife Wolf, songwriter ROE, Grunge rock
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