A House to Zerra One - The Ultimate List Of Irish Rock Groups And Artists
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| Artist ArtistName | Notes |
|---|---|
| Fat Lady Sings | Founded in Dublin in 1986 by Nick Kelly, released 2 albums in the early 90s before they split in 1994 and Kelly went solo |
| Fatima Mansions | Raw and edgy rock group 'The Fatima Mansions' were foremd by Cork man Cathal Coughlan, ex-Microdisney, in 1989 |
| Fean And Travers | Current gigging partnership of ex-horslips guitatist Johnny Fean and bassist Steve Travers |
| Feargal Sharkey | Went solo after the Undertones split in the early 80's |
| femmepop | femmepop is Margaret O'Sullivan from Cork |
| Feverpitch | Rock trio from Co. Louth |
| Fifteen Minutes | Four piece punky alt. rock band from Dublin |
| Fight Like Apes | Punky synth pop four-piece from Dublin |
| Fighting With Wire | Alternative rock and punk band from Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Fingersmith | Alternative rock band from Cork |
| Fionn Regan | Folk rock artist from Bray, Co. Wicklow, garners regular comparisons to both Damien Rice and Nick Drake; released his debut album in 2006 |
| FireGarden | Wexford band FireGarden formed in 2003 |
| Fireland | Heavy Metal band from Northern Ireland formed in 2003 |
| Flogging Molly | Pogues influenced L.A. based band formed by Dubliner Dave King mix revved up irish trad. music with punk |
| Floyd Soul And The Wolf | This Waterford four-piece, formed in 2005, play heartfelt rock and roll stripped back to the basics |
| Fontaines D.C. | Edgy, punky rock sung in a heavy Dublin accent reminisant of Damien Dempsy |
| FOS Brothers | Bucolic folk has a psychedelic head-fit |
| Foy Vance | Soulful singer/songwriter/musician from Bangor, Co. Down currently based in London. |
| Francie Conway | Francie Conway is a singer/songwriter, musician & producer; performs with his group 'The Works' as well as solo |
| Frantic State | Up and coming hard rock/grunge band from Kilkenny |
| Fred | Cork based five-piece pop/rock outfit |
| Freddie White | Singer/songwriter from Cobh, Co. Cork, was a founding member of Scullion |
| Fruupp | 1970s progressive rock band, which originated in Belfast |
| FUBAR | An alternative metal band from Galway/Clare, now renamed as Ilenkus |
| Funky Junction | A makeshift band consisting of the first incarnation of Thin Lizzy with addition of vocalist and keyboards from the Dublin band Elmer Fudd came together to release a tribute to Deep Purple album |
| Future Kings of Spain | 4 piece from Dublin, relaesed debut album in 2003, 2nd album "Nervousystem" out in 2007 |
| Gama Bomb | Speed/trash metal band from Newry founded in 2002 |
| Gangsters | Ska group from Dublin |
| Garrett Wall | Irish musician who relocated to Madrid |
| Gary Moore | One of the all time great guitarists and master of a variety of styles including hard rock, heavy metal, jazz rock and blues - RIP |
| Gavin Friday | Former front man of The Virgin Prunes established a solo career as singer/songwriter/composer and additionally as a painter and actor. |
| Gavin Glass And The Holy Shakers | Americana/alt. country artist from Dublin; released their debut album in 2005 |
| Gavin Ryan | Dublin troubadour Gavin Ryan released his critically acclaimed debut, Broken Blues, in 2006 |
| Geasa | Celtic metal band from Dublin, formed in 1994 |
| Gemma Hayes | Tipperary-born Gemma Hayes won the Best Irish Female Artist award at the 2006 Meteor Ireland Music Awards |
| General Fiasco | Belfast indie band fromed in 2007 |
| Geriko | This Drogheda band are purveors of straight forward rootsy, funky hard rock in the vein of The Black Crows |
| Ghost Of An American Airman | Northern Irish band of late 80's, early 90's |
| Gilbert O'Sullivan | Co. Waterford born singer-songwriter best known for his early 70's hits |
| giveamanakick | Rock duo from Limerick whose total loudness is greater than the sum of all parts |
| Glen Hansard | Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season released a solo album in 2012 |
| Glenwash | Indie rock band formed in Longford, split in 2007 |
| Glyder | Thin Lizzy inspired retro hard rock band from Wicklow, formerly known as Hollywood, about to release their debut album |
| Goats Don't Shave | Popular folk/folk rock group from Donegal had a big hit in the early 90s with "Las Vegas in the hills of Donegal"; Split up around 2000. |
| Gorbachov | 5 piece Wateford rock band |
| Gráda | Gráda are a Celtic fusion group that meld Irish traditional music with the contemporary |
| Grand Pocket Orchestra | |
| Grand Slam | Formed by Phil Lynott after after Thin Lizzy's official dissolution |
| Granny's Intentions | Limerick rock band of the late 60s/early 70s, fronted by singer/songwriter Johnny Duhan who went on to solo success as a writer and performer on the folk scene. |
| Great Western Squares | Dublin based alt-country outfit formed by Gary Fitzpatrick; active in the second half of the 90s |
| Gregory Gray | Eclectic singer songwriter from North Antrim coast now based in London |
| Halves | Dublin based ambient electronica outfit formed in 2006 |
| Ham Sandwich | Indie band from Kells |
| Hassle Merchants | Punk band gigging on the Dublin music scene since 2005 |
| Henry McCullough | Portstewart, Co. Derry born guitarist played with a long line of major acts including Eire Apparent, Sweeneys Men, Wings, Joe Cocker, and a host of other well known artists; Also released solo recordings |
| Herm | Herm is the music of Kevin Connolly who performs live with his band, The Hermanos. |
| Hey Paulette | Indie band formed in Dublin in 1987, split in 1991 |
| Hinterland | Dublin based musical partnership of Gerry Leonard and Donal Coghlan active from 1987 to 1994 |
| Hogan | Rock group fronted by Mark Hogan |
| Honey For Christ | Belfast heavy metal band formed in November 1998 |
| Horslips | First and most successfull band at combining irish traditional music with hard rock. Not that well known internationally but perhaps the most legendary band within Ireland. |
| Host | 3 members of Horslips, Eamon Carr, Johnny Fean and Charles O'Connor had this short lived vehicle in 1984/5. Released an album called Tyral plus a few singles |
| Hothouse Flowers | Founded in Dublin in mid-eighties by Liam O'Maonlai, achieved success with their 1988 debut album 'People' |
| House of Cosy Cushions | Dublin based band with an extended family of core players and guests drifting in and out |
| Howard Moss | Singer/Guitarist from Co. Meath, performs rock music in the vain of Springsteen, Petty and Clapton. |
| Hueman | Short-lived band formed in 2004 by former members of the band Cyclefly |
| Humanzi | Dublin indie band with hint of 80's in their energetic sound, released their debut album in 2006 |
| Hunger's Mother | Hard rock/classic rock band from Ballymoney/Ballycastle Co Antrim |
| Hybrasil | Indie pop band based in Wicklow town |
| Iain Archer | Singer, songwriter, guitarist from Northern Ireland; former member of Snow Patrol |
| Iama | Acoustic & instrumental atmospheric songwriting duo from Cavan |
| Ian Whitty | Cork based Indie/folk artist from Killarney |
| Idol Joy | 80s new wave/rock/pop band from Cork city |
| Ilenkus | Ilenkus are a five piece progressive metal band from Galway, formerly called FUBAR |
| Ilya K | Waterford four piece alt. synth & guitar rock outfit recorded their debut album in 2007 |
| In Case Of Fire | Hard edged three piece rock outfit from Belfast |
| In Tua Nua | Celtic rock band and prot?g?s of U2. They also helped give Sinead O'Connor her start. |
| Inch High | Four-piece hard rock outfit from Newcastle, Co. Down and Belfast formed in 2002 |
| Indian | Rock band from Sligo featuring Pat McManus (ex-Mama's Boys, Celtus) on guitar |
| Interference | Indie band formed in the early-mid eighties, centered around Fergus O' Farrell |
| Into Paradise | This Dublin 4-piece formed in 1986 and influenced by Echo & The Bunnymen were the first commerical sucess for Setanta Records |
| Íse | A singer/songwriter with beautiful voice, released her debut album in 2007 |
| I`ll Eat Your Face | Grindcore duo from Cork City, known for Zen-like can consumption and river-like flow of nonsense. |
| Jack L | Originally from Athy, Co. Kildare, Jack L (Jack Lukeman) has released a number of acclaimed albums |
| Jaded Sun | Hard rocking band formed in Dublin in 2002 |
| James Vincent McMorrow | Folk singer/songwriter/musician |
| Jape | The solo project of Richie Egan of The Redneck Manifesto |
| Jekyl | 5 piece Rock/Metal act based in Kildare |
| Jemson Green | Riff based rock band formed in 2005 |
| Jenny Lindfors | Acoustic folk artist, released her acclaimed debut album, 'When the night time comes', in March 2007 |
| Jester | 5 piece Rock/Indie band based in Thurles, debut single charted in 2007 |
| Jim Armstrong | Jim Armstrong was the guitarist with famous 1960's Belfast beat group 'Them' and also played with the likes of Van Morrison, Jim Morrison, Captin Beefheart & Frank Zappa; Formed his own band - 'The Jim Armstrong Band' in the 1990s. |
| Jimi Slevin | Guitarist, formed Peggy's Leg in early 70's, played with Skid Row and The Jimi Slevin Band. Released solo album in 1983. |
| Jinx Lennon | Agit-rocker-cum-rapper from Dundalk |
| JJ72 | Indie guitar trio formed in Dublin in 1997 |
| Joan of Arse | Dublin-based indie band formed in 1996 |
| Jodavino | Five piece Cork group formed in 2005 by brother and sister duo, Joe and Aoibheann Carey. |
| Joe Chester | Former member of Ten Speed Racer released a solo album in 2005 |
| Joe O'Donnell Band | Violinist, played with various groups before forming his own group and releasing the album Gaodhol's Vision |
| John Spillane | Acclaimed folk singer/songwriter from Cork released his debut solo album in 1997 |
| John, Shelly And The Creatures | Belfast band formed in 2007 |
| Joyrider | Now defunct power punk band from Portadown |
| Jubilee Allstars | Now defunct Dublin lo-fi group included the 3 McCormack brothers |
| Juliet Turner | Singer/songwriter from Co. Tyrone, awarded the Meteor Music Award for best Irish female performer in 2005 |
| Jung Turks | Instrumental duo from Galway play pretty complex acoustic guitar stuff with hardcore drums |
| Juniper | Formed in Kildare in 1994 and evolved into Bell X1 after the departure of Damien Rice in 1999. |
| Juno Falls | Myles O Reilly from Dublin began making music under the moniker Juno Falls in 2003 |
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