As The Mary Wallopers release their long-awaited self-titled debut album, brothers Charles and Andrew Hendy get vocal about the Church, the border, the roots.
WELCOME to Listmas! Bring me your tired and hungry record collections as we dive into the LPs and singles that hit home the most with Northern Winds this year. As always, we're keeping it local and highlighting the best albums and singles from Irish artists, North and South, that reached public ears in the last 12 months. Without further ado, let's jump right into the second part of our end of year feature.
THE last of the Irish festivals divvy out handy day-by-day guides for their punters ahead of a week of strong releases within the music scene. Fall Right Into Place is the festival brainchild of Galway-based alternative label, promoters and artist services company Strange Brew. From the 16th to the 18th of September and they’ve curated a sizeable festival in the grounds of Claregalway Castle, in partnership with Galway Bay Brewery. For those with limited time as summer winds down, their useful day guides will be life-saving. With the likes of NewDad, The Scratch and The Mary Wallopers headlining each day, in that order (alongside Robocobra Quartet, Kynsy, Junior Brother and other Northern Winds favourites). There's a little something for everyone.