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A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists

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C O NEILL & COThe group of Cavan singer songwriter Ciaran O'Neill
Cactus World NewsOne of the bands U2's Bono was promoting in the mid to late 80's
Cane 141Electronica/indie pop act from Galway formed in the late 90's
Carpenter JoeCarpenter Joe were a four piece band formed in Bangor in 1985
CascadeSoundsDublin indie & electronic band
Cashier No. 9Jangley pop/rock band from Belfast
CasperEarly 80's rock trio from Omagh, reformed in 2005
Cat DowlingDublin-based, Kilkenny-born indie pop artist
Cathal CoughlanSolo career followed Microdisney and Fatima Mansions
Cathy DaveyEdgy singer/songwriter from Dublin released her debut album 'Something Ilk' in 2004
CeltachorIrish mythology metal
Celtic LegacyCeltic rock/metal band from around Dublin; formed in 1997
CeltusPat & John McManus of Mama's Boys head off in an entirely different musical direction
Channel OneDublin based electro-rock band formed in 2002, split in 2009
ChaplinFive piece indie/alt country band from Wexford
Cheap FreaksDublin Garage Rock band fronted by Robbie Brady (The Things)
Chemical Addiction4 piece Hard Rock/Grunge band from Kilkenny.
ChequerboardChequerboard is the performance name of John Lambert, a Dublin based guitarist/producer who creates ambient soundscapes incorporating acoustic guitar
Cherym3 piece female pop-punk outfit from Derry
ChosenProgressive death metal band, formed in 2005, comprising of duo David McCann and Paul Shields
Christie HennessyFolky singer/songwriter with unique voice, died in 2007
Christy MooreFolk singer/songwriter was part of Planxty and Moving Hearts
Chrome HorsePurveyors of organ-tinged psyche rock formed in 2006 by musicians of diverse backgrounds from Northern Ireland and Poland
Cian DucrotSinger-songwriter from Cork
Circus of SevenWexford based hard rock/grunge band
ClannadDonegal band Clannad were originators of the new-age celtic sound
Clone QuartetBelfast indie/electronica outfit active from 2001-2007
CMATCountry tinged singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice released her first album in 2022
CodesIndie electronic quartet from Dublin
ColdwarDublin hardcore/death metal band active between 1999 and 2016
Colenso Parade80s Belfast new wave band, active 1984-86
Colenso Parade (Omagh)Four piece indie pop/rock group from Co. Tyrone
Compulsion90s punk band formed as Thee Amazing Colossal Men
Concerto for ConstantineIndie rock band formed in 2007 by ex-JJ72 fromtman Mark Greaney
Conjuring FateClassic heavy metal band from Co. Antrim
Connect Four OrchestraInstrumental post-rock / math-rock band formed in Dublin in 1999, split in 2008
CorozaMetal band from Cork formed in 2015, encompassing heavy blues, metal, sludge, doom and stoner elements
Corr MhónaCorr Mhóna are a West Cork doom/death metal band that sing in Irish language
CoscradhBrutal death metal band formed in Dublin in 2015
Cowboy XFemale fronted four-piece alternative rock band formed in 2003
CrayonsmithIndie synth/electronic rock outfit formed by Ciaran Smith in 2004
Creation's TearsCreation's Tears were a gothic metal band based in Belfast
Creeds Cross'Paddy Rock' - Celtic rock & folk ensemble of session musicians led by Cork native, Bart Foley
CrimsonFour piece alternative rock band from Co. Westmeath
Crocodile TearsMid-Late 80's post-punk band from Omagh
Crome YellowGuitar and synth-driven band from Waterford who tend towards the psychedelic
CromwellRock band from Dublin in early 70s
CruachanLong running Celtic metal band formed in 1992
Cry Before DawnFour piece from Wexford that aspired to follow in the footsteps of U2 in mid-late 80's
Cry YumaFour piece alternative rock/pop band from Kildare, active 2006-07
Cuckoo90s Derry guitar rock band that signed to the Geffen label
CycleflyAlt metal/nu-metal outfit active in late 90s / early 00s
Cynic CultAlternative rock/metal duo fromed in 2020
Dae KimIndie band formed by Terry Cullen, former drummer of Ten Speed Racer; released their debut album in 2005, active until 2007
DaliFour piece alt. rock outfit from Thomastown Co. Kilkenny
Damien DempseyDublin singer/songwriter with distinctive voice
Damien RiceTalanted singer/songwriter from Celbridge, Co. Kildare; achieved huge success with his album 'O' released n 2002; formerly frontman of Juniper.
Dark Room NotesFour piece electronic indie pop/rock outfit formed in Galway, active 2004-2013
Darkest EraNorthern Ireland based, Celtic laced epic metal band (formerly known as Nemesis)
Dave CouseAfter the end of 'A House', Dave Couse continued his career as a solo artist and also as 'Couse and The Impossible'
David GeraghtyMulti-instrumentalist member of Bell X1 also has a career as a solo musician and side-project Join Me in the Pines
David HolmesEclectic Mix DJ/ soundtracker from Belfast
David HopkinsFormer member of Dublin band LiR
David KittDublin-based singer-songwriter
David VirginDublin born David Virgin is a vetran of the Australlian underground punk scene, now based in Dublin
Davy SpillaneRenowned Uillean pipes player was a founding member of Moving Hearts
DC NeinLate 70s punk/new wave band which later evolved into Tokyo Olympics
De ConfidenceSpoken word over music act from West Cork led by Anthony McCarthy
De DannanFolk group formed in 1975 in a Spiddal pup and featured many famous members in it's changing lineup
Dead AeonDeath metal band from Monaghan active 2008 to 2016
Dead LabelThree-piece metal band from Co. Kildare formed in 2008
Deaf Animal OrchestraPopular indie rock band from Waterford City
Deaf JoeFormer Deaf Animal Orchestra front man Joe Harney continued as Deaf Joe after that band ended
Death Of A SalesmanDeath Of A Salesman were a Belfast metalcore/deathcore band active between 2010 and 2019
Death the LevellerMael Mórdha offshoot formed in 2016
DecalElectronica group from Dublin
DecayorDoom/Death metal band from Donegal active between 2001 and 2011
Declan de BarraSolo acoustic artist originally from Waterford, performed in Australlia and fromed a band called Clann Zu; returned to Ireland in 2002
Declan O'RourkeAcclaimed singer/songwriter; released his debut album 'Since Kyabram' in 2004
DelorentosAngular guitar pop/rock with an 80's feel
Dermot KennedyOne of Ireland's most successful solo artists startd off busking in Dublin
DestriersBlackened hardcore band formed in 2012 in Dublin
DevoltedHeavy metal band from Dublin started in 2010, active until 2016
DichotomyFive-piece melodic tech-death metal group formed in Dublin in 2010, active until 2015
Dinah BrandFormed by Dylan Philips, ex-Pet Lamb
DirectorPop-rock quartet from Malahide, Dublin, formed in 2005 active until 2009
Dirty BeatniksElectronica group fromed in London in early 90s by Dubliners Neil Higgins and Rory Carille
Dirty EpicsSpiky punk pop four piece fronted by female voclaist; formed in 2006
DistractorsDublin five piece alt. rock outfit formed in 2006
Dolores O'RiordanThe voice of The Cranberriers released two solo albums
DomhainPurveyors of atmospheric black metal / blackgaze from Belfast
Dónal LunnyFounding member of Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, also released solo albums and in known for his work as a producer
Donnacha CostelloAmbient/Electronica/IDM artist
Dr. Strangely StrangeExperimental folk rock group formed in Dublin in 1967
Dread SovereignOff-shoot of Primordial formed by Nemtheanga in 2013
DreamsfearDoomy thrash metal band active from 1994 to 1999.
DriveshaftHard rock band lead by Gerry Lane from West Cork, formed in 1980, active until 1987
Dropkick MurphysFormed in Boston in 1996, Dropkick Murphys are one of the more well known of the plethora of Irish music/punk crossover bands to come out of The States.
Dublin Duck DispensaryLo-fi one-boy band
Duke SpecialDuke Special is an eccentric Belfast artist (aka Peter Wilson) 'whose bruised romanticism and soft Northern tinged vocals are at sharp juxtaposition with his wild dreadlocks, smudged eyeliner and unfeasibly wide trousers'
Eamonn McCormack (Aimon, Samuel Eddy)Dublin blues rock guitarist performed under stage names Aimon and Samuel Eddy
Ed ZealousFive piece indie pop/rock/electronic outfit from Coleraine later based in Belfast, active 2005 to 2015
Ego MinefieldLate 80s/early 90s power-pop 4 piece from from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Eire ApparentLate 60's psychedelic band, Jimi Hendrix played on their only album
Electric TaurusPsychedelic Stoner/Doom Metal band from Dublin, active between 2010 and 2017
ElektronSynth pop with shades of early cure and simple minds; Active 1982-84
Ellison 9Dublin 8-piece rock band formed in 2003
Elmer FuddUnder the same management as Thin Lizzy in the early days, later shortened name to Fudd
EmilyDublin based powerpop/rock five piece with a Donegal lassie on vocals, formed in 2005
Emmett TinleyEmmett Tinley from Blessington launched a solo career after his former band The Prayerboat called it quits in 2001
EnecareOne man extreme black metal project
Enemy LogicMetalcore/Melodic Death Metal band form Cork, active 2008-12
Energy OrchardBelfast band featured Bap Kennedy who went on to record as a solo artist
Engine Alley90s pop/rock band formed in Kilkenny in 1989
EnyaAfter leaving Clannad Enya went on to become an international success with her multi-layered new agey soundscapes
Eoghan ColganSinger songwriter from N. Ireland, was based in Glasgow
Era VulgarisProg-metal/thrash band formed in Dublin in 2004, describe their music as 'Led Zeppelin playing Death'
Ernie GrahamSinger/guitarist from Belfast, formed Eire Apparent in the late 60's, followed with a solo album
EstelEstel were a Dublin based instrumental rock group started by two sisters from Co. Roscommon. To date they have released four albums.
Etc. Etc.New wave band that split off from the Tearjerkers, active 1980-82
Eternal HelcaraxeBlack metal from Cavan
Eugene WallaceLimerick born singer/songwriter with a raw soulful voice that released some records in the 1970s
Evil HarrisonsAlternative-rock group formed in Dundalk in 2004
EZY MeatHeavy Metal band from Lurgen formed in 1980
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