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Vive Le Rock! have been fans of SONS OF SOUTHERN ULSTER for a while now, their latest album
Sinners & Lost Souls making our Albums of the Year. We caught up with the boys from County Cavan to get the lowdown…
So the Sons of Southern Ulster have been around for a while. How did you all get together?
Justin: We spent our formative years in the same small town in Cavan. At that time, Cavan would have been a bit of a backwater and while it is part of the province that is Ulster – it was on the southern side of the border – hence the name. At the time it didn’t seem like there was much to do but in retrospect there was loads of mischief to be made. As kids we’d roam around the town until all hours, smoking cigarettes and sneaking in pints at some of the less salubrious establishments. There were 32 pubs in a town of 2,000 people so there was a lot of competition. Seeing a gang of fifteen year olds knocking back pints at the counter was not unusual in a few of them. Remember
Stephanie Rainey among Cork performers you can support today
It s #BandcampFriday, so any purchases made on the music platform today will all go to the artists. Emperor of Ice Cream and Big Boy Foolish are among the other Leeside acts releasing material
Singer-songwriter Stephanie Rainey from Glanmire, Cork, pictured on Richmond Hill in Cork. Picture Dan Linehan
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Stephanie Rainey - No Cowboy
Glanmire s favourite musical export returns after a quiet Covid period with new single No Cowboy , a musing from the singer-songwriter on her misgivings with the music industry.
It s no less polished than previous efforts, though, with One Direction/Ellie Goulding producer Ash Howes at the helm, and an accompanying video shot on a teeming Hollywood Boulevard in the US.