Michael Del Punta

Michael Del Punta interview 30th Aug 2010

19 year old Michael Del Punta born in Verona, Italy now living in Youghal, Co. Cork is known as the singing waiter. We will go back to when Michael was 18 and like any 18 year old he used to take his girlfriend out for a meal to the Capri Bay restaurant in Youghal, however being a student and not working he stopped calling into his favorite restaurant for on a daily basis when asked by the owner of the restaurant why he wasn’t calling he explained he didn’t have any work or money and was only a student. Well the owner offered him a job waiting tables in the restaurant.

Jimmy Crowley

Jimmy Crowley interview Aug 9th 2010

Jimmy spoke on Youghal radio this week of his joy at returning home to Cobh for the summer. Jimmy who will sing at the drop of a hat, spoke about how the music industry has changed. At the moment its hard to get acknowledgement from many places including the national airwaves. His current album which gets lots of play in America is based on stories tracing the fortunes of Irish in wars The first world war, the Franco war, the second world war and including our own civil war.

Harrison Roach

Harrison Roach interview 23rd Aug 2010

New York City based singer/songwriter Harrison Roach just released his debut EP All These Things in January 2010. Talent scouts from Sony applauded the album’s “strong sense of melody” which is multi-faceted and mature for such a young artist. Recorded and produced with acclaimed local talent, the fascinating and layered music of All These Things is perfectly executed, spanning the genres of pop, ambient- rock, and blues, and attests to Harrison’s authentic musical voice in an impressive entrance into professional music.

LJ Devlin

LJ Devlin interview Aug 2nd 2010

LJ Devlin is a singer songwriter born in Baltimore, West Cork. At 24 she’s just returned to Baltimore after five years in Dublin, where she studied music at Ballyfermot College. She has released a brand new album of songs she wrote and produced herself called Hunters moon. She was in Youghal visiting family and friends recently and called into Community Radio Youghal where she preformed some of her songs live on Shanes show on radio.