A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
Click on the artist's name in the table below to view the profile for the artist
| Artist ArtistName | Notes |
|---|---|
| Cactus World News | One of the bands U2's Bono was promoting in the mid to late 80's |
| Cane 141 | Electronica/indie pop act from Galway formed in the late 90's |
| Carpenter Joe | Eighties band from Northern Ireland |
| CascadeSounds | Dublin indie & electronic band |
| Cashier No. 9 | Jangley pop/rock band from Belfast |
| Casper | Early 80's rock trio from Omagh, reformed in 2005 |
| Cathal Coughlan | Solo career followed Microdisney and Fatima Mansions |
| Cathy Davey | Edgy singer/songwriter from Dublin released her debut album 'Something Ilk' in 2004 |
| Celtachor | Irish mythology metal |
| Celtic Legacy | Celtic rock/metal band from around Dublin; formed in 1997, split in 2009 |
| Celtus | Pat & John McManus of Mama's Boys head off in an entirely different musical direction |
| Channel One | Dublin based electro-rock band formed in 2002 |
| Chaplin | Five piece indie/alt country band from Wexford |
| Cheap Freaks | Dublin Garage Rock band fronted by Robbie Brady (The Things) |
| Chequerboard | Chequerboard is the performance name of John Lambert, a Dublin based guitarist/producer who creates ambient soundscapes incorporating acoustic guitar |
| Chosen | Metal Band, formed in 2005, based in Dublin |
| Christie Hennessy | Folky singer/songwriter with unique voice, died in 2007 |
| Christy Moore | Folk singer/songwriter was part of Planxty and Moving Hearts |
| Chrome Horse | Formed in 2006 diverse backgrounds in Northern Ireland and Poland; purveyors of organ-tinged psyche rock |
| Clannad | Donegal band Clannad were originators of the new-age celtic sound |
| Clone Quartet | Belfast indie/electronica outfit |
| Codes | Indie electronic quartet from Dublin |
| Cold War | Hardcore/death metal band formed at the turn of the millenium in Dublin |
| Colenso Parade | Four piece rock group from Co. Tyrone |
| Connect Four Orchestra | Instrumental band formed in Dublin in 1999. Released 2 singles, 1 Album. Been on a break since 2003. |
| Couse and The Impossible | Dave Couse, formerly of 'A House' returns to the fray with a new band, 'The Impossible', and a new album 'The World Should Know'. |
| Cowboy X | Four-piece alternative rock band formed in 2003, with a female vocalist. |
| Crayonsmith | Indie synth/electronic rock outfit formed by Ciaran Smith in 2004 |
| Creation's Tears | Creation's Tears are a metal band based in Belfast. |
| Crimson | Four piece alternative rock band from Co. Westmeath |
| Crocodile Tears | Mid-Late 80's group from Omagh |
| Cruachan | Celtic metal |
| Cry Before Dawn | Four piece from Wexford that aspired to follow in the footsteps of U2 in mid-late 80's |
| Cry Yuma | Cry Yuma are a 4-piece alternative rock/pop band from Kildare, now based in Dublin |
| CUT | Dublin-based, guitar-driven, indie 4-piece |
| Cyclefly | Alt metal/nu-metal outfit active in late 90s / early 00s |
| Dae Kim | Exciting new band formed by Terry Cullen, former drummer of Ten Speed Racer; released their debut album in 2005 |
| Dali | Four piece alt. rock outfit from Thomastown Co. Kilkenny |
| Damien Dempsey | Dublin singer/songwriter with distinctive voice |
| Damien Rice | Talanted singer/songwriter from Celbridge, Co. Kildare; achieved huge success with his album 'O' released n 2002; formerly frontman of Juniper. |
| Dark Room Notes | Four piece electronic indie pop/rock outfit from Dublin |
| Darkest Era | Northern Ireland based, Celtic laced epic metal band (formerly known as Nemesis) |
| David Geraghty | Multi-instrumentalist member of Bell X1 also has a career as a solo musician |
| David Holmes | Eclectic Mix DJ/ soundtracker from Belfast |
| David Hopkins | Former member of Dublin band LiR |
| David Kitt | Dublin-based singer-songwriter |
| David Virgin | Dublin born David Virgin is a vetran of the Australlian underground punk scene, now based in Dublin |
| Davy Spillane | Renowned Uillean pipes player was a founding member of Moving Hearts |
| De Confidence | Cork group featuring the strongly Cork accented voice of Anthony McCarthy |
| Deaf Animal Orchestra | Popular indie rock band from Waterford City |
| Decal | Electronica group from Dublin |
| Declan de Barra | Solo acoustic artist originally from Waterford, performed in Australlia and fromed a band called Clann Zu; based back in Ireland since 2002 |
| Declan O'Rourke | Acclaimed singer/songwriter; released his debut album 'Since Kyabram' in 2004 |
| Delorentos | Angular guitar pop/rock with an 80's feel |
| Dinah Brand | Formed by Dylan Philips, ex-Pet Lamb |
| Director | Pop-rock quartet from Malahide, Dublin, formed in 2005 |
| Dirty Beatniks | Electronica group fromed in London in early 90s by Dubliners Neil Higgins and Rory Carille |
| Dirty Epics | Spiky punk pop four piece fronted by female voclaist; formed in 2007 in Dublin |
| Dispatches | Dublin indie band formed in 2009 |
| Distractors | Dublin five piece alt. rock outfit formed in 2006 |
| Dolores O'Riordan | The voice of The Cranberriers is now performing as a solo artist and has a new album out |
| Donnacha Costello | Ambient/Electronica artist |
| Dr. Strangely Strange | Experimental folk rock group formed in Dublin in 1967 |
| Dropkick Murphys | Formed 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. |
| Dry County | Dublin based indie band |
| Dublin Duck Dispensary | Lo-fi one-boy band |
| Duke Special | Duke 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' |
| Ed Zealous | Five piece rock outfit from Coleraine |
| Ego Minefield | Late 80s/early 90s power-pop 4 piece from from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal |
| Eire Apparent | Late 60's psychedelic band, Jimi Hendrix played on their only album |
| Ellison 9 | Dublin 8-piece rock band formed in 2003 |
| Elvis Costello | A.k.a. Declan Mc Manus, English born of Irish ancestory with strong Irish ties |
| Emily | Dublin based powerpop five piece with a Donegal lassie on vocals, formed in 2005 |
| Emmett Tinley | Emmett Tinley from Blessington launched a solo career after his former band The Prayerboat called it quits in 2001 |
| Energy Orchard | Belfast band featured Bap Kennedy who went on to record as a solo artist |
| Engine Alley | 90s pop/rock band formed in Kilkenny in the late 1980s |
| Enya | After leaving Clannad Enya went on to become an internation success with her multi-layered new agey soundscapes |
| Eoghan Colgan | Irish singer songwriter from N. Ireland, currently living in Glasgow |
| Era Vulgaris | Prog-metal band formed in Dublin in 2004 |
| Ernie Graham | Singer/guitarist from Belfast, formed Eire Apparent in the late 60's, followed with a solo album |
| Estel | Estel are a Dublin based instrumental rock group started by two sisters from Co. Roscommon. To date they have released four albums. |
| Eternal Helcaraxe | Black metal from Cavan |
| Evil Harrisons | Alternative-rock group formed in Dundalk in 2004 |
Do you know of a noteworthy Irish Rocker that is missing from this list? If so, you can add them:
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