A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| C O NEILL & CO | The group of Cavan singer songwriter Ciaran O'Neill |
| 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 | Carpenter Joe were a four piece band formed in Bangor in 1985 |
| 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 |
| Cat Dowling | Dublin-based, Kilkenny-born indie pop artist |
| 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 |
| 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, split in 2009 |
| Chaplin | Five piece indie/alt country band from Wexford |
| Cheap Freaks | Dublin Garage Rock band fronted by Robbie Brady (The Things) |
| Chemical Addiction | 4 piece Hard Rock/Grunge band from Kilkenny. |
| Chequerboard | Chequerboard is the performance name of John Lambert, a Dublin based guitarist/producer who creates ambient soundscapes incorporating acoustic guitar |
| Cherym | 3 piece female pop-punk outfit from Derry |
| Chosen | Progressive death metal band, formed in 2005, comprising of duo David McCann and Paul Shields |
| 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 | Purveyors of organ-tinged psyche rock formed in 2006 by musicians of diverse backgrounds from Northern Ireland and Poland |
| Cian Ducrot | Singer-songwriter from Cork |
| Circus of Seven | Wexford based hard rock/grunge band |
| Clannad | Donegal band Clannad were originators of the new-age celtic sound |
| Clone Quartet | Belfast indie/electronica outfit active from 2001-2007 |
| CMAT | Country tinged singer-songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice released her first album in 2022 |
| Codes | Indie electronic quartet from Dublin |
| Coldwar | Dublin hardcore/death metal band active between 1999 and 2016 |
| Colenso Parade | 80s Belfast new wave band, active 1984-86 |
| Colenso Parade (Omagh) | Four piece indie pop/rock group from Co. Tyrone |
| Compulsion | 90s punk band formed as Thee Amazing Colossal Men |
| Concerto for Constantine | Indie rock band formed in 2007 by ex-JJ72 fromtman Mark Greaney |
| Conjuring Fate | Classic heavy metal band from Co. Antrim |
| Connect Four Orchestra | Instrumental post-rock / math-rock band formed in Dublin in 1999, split in 2008 |
| Coroza | Metal band from Cork formed in 2015, encompassing heavy blues, metal, sludge, doom and stoner elements |
| Corr Mhóna | Corr Mhóna are a West Cork doom/death metal band that sing in Irish language |
| Coscradh | Brutal death metal band formed in Dublin in 2015 |
| Cowboy X | Female fronted four-piece alternative rock band formed in 2003 |
| Crayonsmith | Indie synth/electronic rock outfit formed by Ciaran Smith in 2004 |
| Creation's Tears | Creation'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 |
| Crimson | Four piece alternative rock band from Co. Westmeath |
| Crocodile Tears | Mid-Late 80's post-punk band from Omagh |
| Crome Yellow | Guitar and synth-driven band from Waterford who tend towards the psychedelic |
| Cromwell | Rock band from Dublin in early 70s |
| Cruachan | Long running Celtic metal band formed in 1992 |
| Cry Before Dawn | Four piece from Wexford that aspired to follow in the footsteps of U2 in mid-late 80's |
| Cry Yuma | Four piece alternative rock/pop band from Kildare, active 2006-07 |
| Cuckoo | 90s Derry guitar rock band that signed to the Geffen label |
| Cyclefly | Alt metal/nu-metal outfit active in late 90s / early 00s |
| Cynic Cult | Alternative rock/metal duo fromed in 2020 |
| Dae Kim | Indie band formed by Terry Cullen, former drummer of Ten Speed Racer; released their debut album in 2005, active until 2007 |
| 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 formed in Galway, active 2004-2013 |
| Darkest Era | Northern Ireland based, Celtic laced epic metal band (formerly known as Nemesis) |
| Dave Couse | After the end of 'A House', Dave Couse continued his career as a solo artist and also as 'Couse and The Impossible' |
| David Geraghty | Multi-instrumentalist member of Bell X1 also has a career as a solo musician and side-project Join Me in the Pines |
| 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 |
| DC Nein | Late 70s punk/new wave band which later evolved into Tokyo Olympics |
| De Confidence | Spoken word over music act from West Cork led by Anthony McCarthy |
| De Dannan | Folk group formed in 1975 in a Spiddal pup and featured many famous members in it's changing lineup |
| Dead Aeon | Death metal band from Monaghan active 2008 to 2016 |
| Dead Label | Three-piece metal band from Co. Kildare formed in 2008 |
| Deaf Animal Orchestra | Popular indie rock band from Waterford City |
| Deaf Joe | Former Deaf Animal Orchestra front man Joe Harney continued as Deaf Joe after that band ended |
| Death Of A Salesman | Death Of A Salesman were a Belfast metalcore/deathcore band active between 2010 and 2019 |
| Death the Leveller | Mael Mórdha offshoot formed in 2016 |
| Decal | Electronica group from Dublin |
| Decayor | Doom/Death metal band from Donegal active between 2001 and 2011 |
| Declan de Barra | Solo acoustic artist originally from Waterford, performed in Australlia and fromed a band called Clann Zu; returned to Ireland in 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 |
| Dermot Kennedy | One of Ireland's most successful solo artists startd off busking in Dublin |
| Destriers | Blackened hardcore band formed in 2012 in Dublin |
| Devolted | Heavy metal band from Dublin started in 2010, active until 2016 |
| Dichotomy | Five-piece melodic tech-death metal group formed in Dublin in 2010, active until 2015 |
| Dinah Brand | Formed by Dylan Philips, ex-Pet Lamb |
| Director | Pop-rock quartet from Malahide, Dublin, formed in 2005 active until 2009 |
| 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 2006 |
| Distractors | Dublin five piece alt. rock outfit formed in 2006 |
| Dolores O'Riordan | The voice of The Cranberriers released two solo albums |
| Domhain | Purveyors of atmospheric black metal / blackgaze from Belfast |
| Dónal Lunny | Founding member of Planxty, The Bothy Band and Moving Hearts, also released solo albums and in known for his work as a producer |
| Donnacha Costello | Ambient/Electronica/IDM artist |
| Dr. Strangely Strange | Experimental folk rock group formed in Dublin in 1967 |
| Dread Sovereign | Off-shoot of Primordial formed by Nemtheanga in 2013 |
| Dreamsfear | Doomy thrash metal band active from 1994 to 1999. |
| Driveshaft | Hard rock band lead by Gerry Lane from West Cork, formed in 1980, active until 1987 |
| 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. |
| 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' |
| Eamonn McCormack (Aimon, Samuel Eddy) | Dublin blues rock guitarist performed under stage names Aimon and Samuel Eddy |
| Ed Zealous | Five piece indie pop/rock/electronic outfit from Coleraine later based in Belfast, active 2005 to 2015 |
| 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 |
| Electric Taurus | Psychedelic Stoner/Doom Metal band from Dublin, active between 2010 and 2017 |
| Elektron | Synth pop with shades of early cure and simple minds; Active 1982-84 |
| Ellison 9 | Dublin 8-piece rock band formed in 2003 |
| Elmer Fudd | Under the same management as Thin Lizzy in the early days, later shortened name to Fudd |
| Emily | Dublin based powerpop/rock 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 |
| Enecare | One man extreme black metal project |
| Enemy Logic | Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal band form Cork, active 2008-12 |
| 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 1989 |
| Enya | After leaving Clannad Enya went on to become an international success with her multi-layered new agey soundscapes |
| Eoghan Colgan | Singer songwriter from N. Ireland, was based in Glasgow |
| Era Vulgaris | Prog-metal/thrash band formed in Dublin in 2004, describe their music as 'Led Zeppelin playing Death' |
| Ernie Graham | Singer/guitarist from Belfast, formed Eire Apparent in the late 60's, followed with a solo album |
| Estel | Estel 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 Helcaraxe | Black metal from Cavan |
| Eugene Wallace | Limerick born singer/songwriter with a raw soulful voice that released some records in the 1970s |
| Evil Harrisons | Alternative-rock group formed in Dundalk in 2004 |
| EZY Meat | Heavy Metal band from Lurgen formed in 1980 |
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