A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Artist ArtistName | Notes |
|---|---|
| Tadhg Cooke | Jazz tinged acoustic folk artist from Dublin |
| Tara Blaise | Stage name for solo-artist Tara Egan-Langley formeraly of Kaydee and the Wilde Oscars |
| Tara Telephone | More of an literary/art group in the 60s beat poet tradition than a rock group, included Eamon Carr and inspired some of Horslips works |
| Taste | The power trio Taste, led by Rory Gallagher, was one of Ireland's early successes internationally |
| Television Room | Indie pop/rock band formed in Dublin in 2007 |
| Ten Past Seven | Instrumental trio from Kerry that move seamlessy between delicate intricate passages and heavy guitar riffs |
| Ten Speed Racer | Ten Speed Racer were a Dublin indie band consistings of the three Barrett brothers and two friends, active from 2000 to 2004 |
| Terrordactyl | Experimental math rock / noise rock outfit from Dublin |
| That Petrol Emotion | Formed in Derry by ex-Undertones guitarist Sean O'Neill after the Undertones split up. |
| The 4 Of Us | Long running band formed in Newry in the late eighties by two brothers |
| The Adventures | Formed by ex-members of Belfast band The Starjets; powerful vocal harmonies and catchy melodies |
| The Aftermath | Indie band formed by the Cronin brothers after return to Ireland from Leeds in 2004 |
| The Answer | Four piece retro/classic rock band from Downpatrick |
| The Arrangements | Four piece Indie/Rock outfit from Waterford fromed in 2006 |
| The Atrix | Dublin based punk band active between 1978 and 1983 |
| The Beat Poets | Rock band from Northern Ireland formed in 2005 |
| The BibleCodeSundays | London based Irish band Irish folk/rock crossover |
| The Big Geraniums | Folk rock ensemble originally formed in London in 1990 but moved back to Ireland, still going strong after multiple lineup changes |
| The Black Tokens | Belfast rock-n-roll outfit formed in 2005 |
| The Black Velvet Band | Late 80's/eraly 90s four piece led by singer/songwriter/guitarist Kieran Kennedy, featured singer Maria Doyle, bassist Shay Fitzgerald, and drummer/vocalist Dave Horner |
| The Blades | 3 piece formed in 1977 in Dublin around the vocals/songwriting of Paul Cleary |
| The Blizzards | Band from Mullingar formed in 2003, released debut album in 2006 |
| The Bogey Boys | 3-pc Blues rock combo from late 70s early 80s lead by guitarist Jimmy Smyth |
| The Bush Turkeys | Belfast/Portadown based rock outfit active in early 1990s |
| The Butterfly Explosion | Formed in late 2004, The Butterfly Explosion perform lush, brooding music soundscaps. |
| The Chalets | Kitschy cool indie rock/pop band of 2 gals and 3 guys formed in Dublin in 2001 |
| The Chapman Society | Energetic three piece indie rock band from Dublin; came together in 2006; |
| The Chase | Four piece alternative/rock outfit formed in late 2005; currently active on the Dublin circuit |
| The Coronas | Four-piece Rock/Indie/Alternative band from Terenure, Dublin |
| The Corrs | The Corrs blend pop with Celtic influences |
| The Cranberries | A perfect blend of lush vocals and distorted guitars made The Cranberries one of the major successes of the 90's. |
| The Dangerfields | Three-piece punk/hard rock band formed in 2000, evolving out of the Belfast DIY punk scene |
| The Deans | Athenry-based rock/blues trio - young guys but they play like they've been around since the blues boom |
| The Defects | Oi/street punk band from Belfast active between 1978 and 1984 |
| The Demise | Power Punk group from Limerick formed in 2004 |
| The Devlins | Dublin band formed by brothers Colin and Peter Devlin |
| The Dirty Pictures | Formed in Dublin in 1989 as Vocal Disorder and moved to San Francisco in 1996 and later changed their name to The Dirty Pictures |
| The Divine Comedy | Formed in Derry in 1989 by Neil Hannon |
| The Dolldrums | The Dolldrums are an unsigned rock band from Navan |
| The Dudley Corporation | Dublin three-piece indie band |
| The Fireworks Factory | Gothic Dublin band from the 80's in the vein of the Bunnymen. |
| The Flaws | An indie-rock quartet, from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan; formed in 2004 |
| The Fountainhead | Eighties new wave synth rock group from Dublin |
| The Frames | Formed 1991 in Dublin by Glen Hansard |
| The Frank And Walters | Quirky rock group from Cork |
| The Fuze | Early 80s Galway new wave/power-pop band |
| The Ghostwood Project | Guitar based instrumantal trio from Galway |
| The Golden Horde | Punk band from Dublin, formed in 1982, disbanded in 1994 |
| The Gorehounds | Garage punky rock 84 - 89; one cd semtex; dublin 5 piece |
| The Guggenheim Grotto | Dublin multi-instrumental trio released their debut album in 2005 |
| The Harvest Ministers | Formed in Dublin in 1987 |
| The High Llamas | Formed by Sean O'Hagan after Microdisney split in 1988 |
| The Hormones | A band formed by Marc Carroll after Puppy Love Bomb, active between 1995 and 1999 |
| The Immediate | Instrument swapping Dublin four piece, formed in 2005, split in 2007 |
| The Indulgers | Celtic/Irish/Folk rock group formed in Denver, USA in 1998 by Dubliner Damien McCarron |
| The Jimmy Cake | Experimental multi-instrumental indie group from Dublin |
| The Kinetiks | Indie pop band from Dublin |
| The Knocking Shop | Early nineties band; R'n'R, Surf, Punk & Country in a blender |
| The Kybosh | Dublin-based four-piece band formed in 2005 |
| The Last Post | The vehicle for Dublin multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter, Alan Kelly |
| The Laundry Shop | Dublin based indie rock three piece (a Swedish Girl and two Irish guys) |
| The Logues | Tongue-in-cheek folk rock band from West Tyrone |
| The Lookalikes | Early 80s Dublin band |
| The Lost Brothers | Acoustic folky duo |
| The Luminants | 4 piece new wave group played extensively around Ireland late 70's to 81 |
| The Marshals | Three piece indie rock band from Dublin |
| The Mary Janes | Indie band formed in 1990 by Mic Christopher, the band split in 1999 and Mic Christopher went solo |
| The Mighty Stef | The Mighty Stef, aka Stefan Murphy, is a singer and songwriter from Dublin, celebrated for the storytelling nature of his songs and his passionate live shows |
| The Moondogs | Pop-Punk band from Derry, formed in 1978, split in 1982, re-formed in 2002 |
| The Noel Redding Band | a.k.a 'The Clonakilty Cowboys' also featured Thin Lizzy founding member Eric Bell |
| The Outcasts | Punk band formed in 1977 in Belfast by the three Cowan brothers |
| The Pale | The Pale are an eccentric trio formed in Dublin in 1990 |
| The Partisans | After The Blades split in 1986, Paul Cleary continued to put out records and perform with a new band The Partisans which were active until 1989 |
| The Perfect Crime | The band released two single son MCA in 1983-84. Brave and I Feel Like an Eskimo. |
| The Plague Monkeys | Dublin four piece formed in 1995 |
| The Pogues | Even most people with no interest in Irish folk and traditional music could not resist the Pogues infectious brand of it. Shane McGowan wrote some brilliant songs and spat them out with venom. |
| The Prayerboat | A group centred around the emotive voice and songs of Emmett Tinley; formed in 1987 in County Wicklow, split in 2001 |
| The Prescriptions | Dublin alt. country/indie band formed in 2002 |
| The Racketeers | Americana/Rock three piece band from Dublin. Formed in 1997 by frontman Eamonn Dowd |
| The Radiators From Space | Late 70s punk band from Dublin. Guitarist Philip Chevron went on to join the Pogues. Reformed in 2003 under the name 'The Radiators Plan 9' and reverted back to the original name on 2006. |
| The Radio | Dublin indie band with former Rollerskate Skinny guitarist; released the acclaimed album 'Kindness' in 2004 |
| The Redneck Manifesto | Very cool instrumental rock |
| The Revenants | Early 90's Dublin band formed by Stephan Ryan, ex- Stars of Heaven |
| The Revs | Donegal trio formed in 2000 |
| The Riptide Movement | Dublin Blues Rock four piece formed in 2006 |
| The Saw Doctors | This band from Tuam play their lively brand of rock with a distinctively rural Irish flavor |
| The Script | Three piece pop/rock band from Dublin |
| The Shakes | Formed in Dublin in 2002 by 3 lads from Belfast & Newry 'to counteract the blandness of the singer/songwriter epidemic sweeping Dublin' |
| The Slowest Clock | 80s punk/new wave group from Dublin |
| The Spikes | A Doors influenced four piece based in Dublin, originally formed in New Zealand in 2004 |
| The Starjets | Late 1970s power pop/punk group from Belfast |
| The Stunning | Galway based band were very popular live act in the late 80s. Their debut album "Paradise in the Picturehouse" topped the Irish charts in 1990. |
| The Superseeds | Four piece Dublin based band fronted by Derek Herbert, formerly of Les Enfants and The Big Noise |
| The Swell Season | Folk rock duo formed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová |
| The Swinging Swine | Band formed in Galway, active from 1986 to 1990 |
| The Things | Psychobilly outfit from Dublin with a love for all things sick'n'sleazy |
| The Thrills | Dublin five piece with retro 60s California sound |
| The Undertones | 'Teenage Kicks' is one of the most exhilarating two and a half minutes ever put on record and most of the rest of their stuff is not half bad either. Their fast paced hook-laden brand of pop-punk gave them appeal beyond the punk scene. |
| The Vipers | Late 70s Dublin post punk act |
| The Virgin Prunes | Pals of U2 from the early days, The Virgin Prunes took a less commercial musical route |
| The Walls | Formed by ex-members of The Stunning, Steve and Joe Wall |
| The Waterboys | One of the few major acts to actually move TO Ireland as opposed to OUT of Ireland, The Waterboys led by Edinburgh native Mike Scott featured both Irish and Scottish musicians. |
| Them | Major 60s group led by Van Morrison. Hits such as 'Baby Please Don't Go' and 'Gloria'. |
| Therapy? | With thier quirky but catchy blend of heavy metal and grungy pop, Northern Ireland's Therapy? stood head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in the 90's grunge and 'alternative' scenes. |
| Thin Lizzy | The ultimate Irish rockers and one of the greatest hard rock groups of all time. Started as a trio in Dublin (Phil Lynott, Brian Downey & Eric Bell), later replaced original guitarist, Bell, with a pair of lead gutarists(American Scott Goram and a revolvi |
| This Years Black | 5 piece Rock/Metal outfit from Warrenpoint, formed 2005 |
| Those Nervous Animals | Sligo based rock group that had nationwide success in the mid 1980's with LP 'Hyperspace' |
| Tie the Boy | Derry based band briefly signed to U2's Mother Records record label |
| Tigris | Hard rock band influenced by the likes of Thin Lizzy and other classic hard rock bands; formed in Dublin in 2007 |
| Tir Na nOg | Folk rock group formed in 1969 by Leo O'Kelly and Sonny Condell |
| Toasted Heretic | Toasted Heretic were a Galway based band that attracted a cult following in the late-1980s and 1990s. |
| Tokyo Olympics | 80s Dublin based band |
| Toneage | Four piece riot'n'blues group formed Kells, 1966. Eamon Carr, who was one of the founder members of Horslips, was the drummer. |
| Travega | Indie/hard rock band formed in Dublin in 2004 |
| Treehouse Diner | Band formed in 1994 by 2 guys from Dublin and a Limerick lass, later expanded to 5 piece |
| Triega | Three-piece alt rock rock band from Mullingar, formed in 2004 |
| Trojan | Celtic Metal band from Dublin, active 1982-92 |
| Turn | 3-piece from Kells, Co Meath |
| Twinkranes | Twinkranes are a Dublin based 'avant pop' trio combining vintage electronics and live instrumentation with melodic pop structures |
| Two Door Cinema Club | Two Door Cinema Club are a Northern Irish rock band from Bangor and Donaghadee, County Down |
| Tychonaut | Three piece formerly known as The Tycho Brahe |
| U2 | A relatively obscure band, not well known outside of Ireland. |
| Ultan Conlon | Singer/songwriter from Galway |
| Una Keane | Singer/songwriter/pianist from Dublin, released debut EP in 2004, |
| United Bible Studies | An eclectic musical collective that dabble in experimental noise rock soundscapes and psychadelic folk rock; formed in 2001 |
| Valerie Francis | Dublin based singer/songwriter |
| Van Morrison | Ireland's first 'Megastar' on the intenational music scene. |
| Vengeance And The Panther Queen | Dublin based band, includes some members of Republic of Loose |
| Vesta Varro | Limerick indie band, released debut album in 2007 |
| Victim | Belfast punk band-1977-1989 |
| Villagers | The quiet, introspective music of Conor J. O'Brien |
| Vivian Campbell | Belfast heavy metal guitarist played with N.Irish band Sweet Savage as well as international acts including Dio, Whitesnake & Def Leppard |
| Von Shakes | Exciting Rock band from Dublin. Debut album 'The Routine'. |
| Voodoo Loons | Alt/indie/psychedelic band with one foot in Ireland and the other in the U.S |
| Vyvienne Long | Irish Cellist, most famous for touring & recording with Damien Rice |
| Waiting Room | 3 piece indie band from Cork |
| Walter Mitty And The Realists | Limerick alt. rock/funk trio |
| Warlords of Pez | Madcap novelty act |
| Waylander | Celtic Metal band formed in 1993 in Armagh |
| We Come In Pieces | Beardy math punk from Limerick |
| We Should Be Dead | Limerick based indie pop/rock group with female vocals |
| Whipping Boy | Broke up in 1998 after critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful releases. Reformed in 2005. |
| White Roxx | A Northern Irish metal band 1984-86, based in Portrush. |
| WIFE | WIFE is the solo project of Irish musician and singer James Kelly, formerly of the group Altar of Plagues. |
| Wilde Oscars | Five-piece indie band from Dublin, released the album 'Fish' in 1996 |
| Wilt | Band formed by ex-members of Kerbdog |
| Winter's Reign | 80s Dublin based AOR/metal band, released 2 albums |
| Wokajo | Five piece Galway rock band formed in 2006 |
| Xdreamysts | Late 70's new wave/punk band from Northern Ireland |
| Xerosun | Xerosun are a Dublin based metal band |
| Young Dubliners | US based rock & Irish group led by Dublin born Keith Roberts |
| Zen Alligators | Band formed by Johnny Fean and Eamon Carr of Horslips from 1980 to 1983 |
| Zerra One | Wexford four piece founded in 1982 by Paul Bell (ex Lookalikes) and guitarist Andreas Grimminger, who later joined Fatima Mansions |
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