Jimmy Crowley’s Cork Folk Club:

Jimmy Crowley & John Spillane

Oh what a night. The launch of Jimmy Crowley's Cork Folk Club was absolutely amazing, you couldn't have asked for a more perfect night. Now where would you find two extraordinary artists such as Jimmy Crowley and John Spillane raising the roof to the Boys of Fairhill?. Well the answer is quite simple “only in Cork Boi” live at the Windsor Inn Lv Bar. For music enthusiasts it was great to see two of Cork’s greatest songwriters engrossed in the gig, and sing along to classic favourites like the Boys of Fairhill, Salonika, Oro se do bheatha bhaile, Dunnes Stores Girl, Cherrytree and many more favorite songs.

Mick Flavin

Mick Flavin

Irish country singer Mick Flavin has been a favourite at the dance halls singing Irish & Country songs for over 20 years, celebrated his incredible journey from Drumlish to Nashville via Wembley Stadium with the release of a double CD As Good As I Once Was. Recognised by his pure, deep voice and for his reputation as being a 'big, friendly giant', Mick has accumulated a large fan base throughout the years.

Tree Sleepers

Tree Sleepers

 This week we take a look at “The Tree Sleepers” who are a Cork based alternative rock band. The band is the creative outlet of LJ Devlin who after studying music at Ballyfermot College and playing in a number of bands and as a solo artist around Dublin returned to Cork to release her successful debut album Hunters Moon. Having worked with the lads on other projects in the past they decided to get together and form the LJ Devlin and the Unemployable Tree Sleepers. Which they later shortened to simply The Tree Sleepers after Caleb, found him self waking up after sleeping in a tree during a festival, with a group of little children poking him with a stick to see if he would fall out of the tree.

The Boys are Back in Town

Shane Supple interviews Billy Lane & Tony Hennessey

Well today I had the pleasure of interviewing two very unlikely music stars. Billy Lane and Tony Hennessey, who, without meaning to, have had their faces splashed across tv screens on SKY tv and had their faces appear on thousands of music shops across the world.

The Champions

Gina, Dale Hayes & the Champions,

The original lineup of Gina on vocals , Jerdie Mackey known as Dale Haze on vocals, Mossy Walsh on keyboards, Pat Walsh on guitar, Eddie Fitzgerald on bass and Tony Hornibrook on drums, hit the road as the Herdsmen in early 1973. The band released their first single “Paper Mansions” and was playing the smaller circuit, when they signed with Tony Byrne. When Cork beat Galway in the 1973 All-Ireland Final in Croke Park, they had their new name, The Champions. Their first single recorded as the Champions, Dreams Are Good Friends, climbed to Number 12 in the Irish Charts. The Champions had their first hit and were off and running.

Mark O Sullivan

Mark (Fanta) O Sullivan getting caught on air by Cork Radio.

Louise Morrissey

Louise Morrissey

Louise Morrissey has long been one of Ireland's best loved singers and entertainers.

She has achieved great success, and has brought her easy style of country and folk to many other countries around the world. She has toured extensively in Ireland, Europe, America, Canada and Australia as well as nearly every country in Europe. Louise a former member of The Morrissey’s Folk Group along with her brothers Billy & Norman, toured for many years until 1987

Dirty Vodoo Band

Vocals Colin Lee
Guitar Sean Cudlip
Guitar and vocals David (Dom) Mulcahy
Bass guitar Tommy Collins

David (Dom) Mulcahy is from Ardmore but now lives in Youghal. He has been playing guitar since he was 16. He is mostly self-taught, other than a small amount of lessons from bandmate Sean while he was 18 and still at school.