Irish Bands & Artists from Co. Cork
List of Co. Cork Bands/Artists
| Band/Artist | Notes |
|---|---|
| A Cow In The Water | Cork punk band formed in the 1980s, reformend in 2016 |
| Altar of Plagues | Altar of Plagues were a progressive metal band blending elements of black metal, post rock and industrial rock; active from the mid-2000s until 2015 |
| Aponym | Instrumental four-piece metal band from Cork |
| Archaós | Alternative metal band from Cork |
| Arjuna's Eye | Cobh based Metal band |
| Arm The Elderly | Cork band formed in 2005, mixes high energy rock with hip-hop for a sound something along the lines of Rage Against The Machine |
| Auld Blue Eyes | Solo metal/screamo/post rock project of Ian O'Callaghan |
| Bailer | Metalcore band from Cork formed in 2015 |
| Belsonic Sound | Innovative rock/reggae outfit from Cork |
| Bennys Head | Cork indie band, active between 1989 and 2012 |
| Berserk | One of Cork's first punk bands, active between 1977 and 1979 |
| Bill Coleman | Singer/songwriter/musicain from Cobh, Co. Cork, also put out material under the name Glitch Cassidy |
| Boa Morte | Elegently downbeat four-piece formed in Cork in 1998 |
| Bodydrinkers | Cork based death metal band |
| Brian Deady | Soulful singer from Cork with a sound rooted in American Deep South spirituals as well as R’n’B and Soul |
| Burning Embers | Cork band active 1986 − 1990 |
| Cardinals | Cork indie rock band - guitar rock accented with accordion |
| Cathal Coughlan | Solo career followed Microdisney and Fatima Mansions |
| Cian Ducrot | Singer-songwriter from Cork |
| Cliffords | Five-piece indie rock band from Cork |
| 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 |
| Creeds Cross | 'Paddy Rock' - Celtic rock & folk ensemble of session musicians led by Cork native, Bart Foley |
| Cyclefly | Alt metal/nu-metal outfit active in late 90s / early 00s |
| Cynic Cult | Alternative rock/metal duo fromed in 2020 |
| Cypress, Mine! | Cork based indie rock band active 1984-1987, reformed in 2025 |
| De Confidence | Spoken word over music act from West Cork led by Anthony McCarthy |
| Driveshaft | Hard rock band lead by Gerry Lane from West Cork, formed in 1980, active until 1987 |
| Enemy Logic | Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal band form Cork, active 2008-12 |
| Femmepop | Femmepop is electronic solo artist Margaret O'Sullivan from Cork |
| Fingersmith | Alternative rock, post-grunge, band from Cork |
| Five Go Down To The Sea? | Early 80s Post-punk band from Cork, evolved from late 70s punk band Nun Attax, later renamed to Beethoven |
| Five Will Die | Sludge/doom metal band from Cork, active from 2005 to 2015 |
| For Ruin | Melodic death/black metal band from Cork started in 2003 |
| Fred | Cork based five-piece pop/rock outfit started by 3 lads from Tralee |
| Freddie White | Singer/songwriter from Cobh, Co. Cork, was a founding member of Scullion |
| Geomyth | Celtic metal/power metal |
| God Alone | Dance infused math/noise rock from Cork |
| Hueman | Short-lived band formed in 2004 by former members of the band Cyclefly |
| Ian Whitty And The Exchange | Cork based Indie/folk artist from Killarney |
| Idol Joy | 80s new wave/rock/pop band from Cork city |
| I`ll Eat Your Face | Instrumental metal/grindcore duo from Cork City formed in 2006 |
| Jodavino | Five piece Cork group formed in 2005 by brother and sister duo, Joe and Aoibheann Carey. |
| John Spillane | Acclaimed folk singer/songwriter from Cork released his debut solo album in 1997 |
| Lerner | Cork band formerly known as 'The Martin Ryan Band' formed officially in 2004 |
| Loko Parentis | A special project band put together by Paul O'Mahony of Cork punk band Berserk - blending turbo-charged pop-punk ditties, screaming feedback, twisted funk and mangled dark groove |
| Los Langeros | Crazed 'goat punk' psychobilly outfit from Cork |
| Lotus Lullaby | Formed in Cork City in 2004, gained a live following & recording deal before disbanding in 2007 |
| Loudest Whisper | Folk rock/progressive folk group formed in the early 1970s |
| Lyra | Singer-songwriter from Bandon emerged in the mid-2010s |
| Mako DC | Group formed by ex-Cyclefly members Declan O'Shea and Christian Montagne |
| mannikin | Naughties 4 piece rock/pop/indi/grunge from around Bantry |
| Mick Flannery | Singer-songwriter from Blarney known for his blend of folk and blues music |
| Microdisney | Formed in Cork in 1980 by vocalist Cathal Coughlan and guitarist Sean O'Hagan. Coughlan later went on to form 'The Fatima Mansions'. |
| MindRiot mt | Hard rock/grunge band from Cork originally formed in 1992 |
| Miracle of Sound | The music project of Gavin Dunne, a major figure in the gaming music scene |
| Nine Wassies From Bainne | Idiosyncratic rock band formed by Corckman Giordaí Ua Laoghaire in the early ninties |
| Noir|Noir | 4-piece alternative rock band formed in Cork, originally called Ladydoll |
| Nun Attax | Late 70s/early 80s Cork punk band, later evolved into Five Go Down to the Sea? |
| Paradox | Alternative Rock/Grunge Outfit formed in Cork in 1996 |
| Partholón | Atmospheric Sludge/Post-Metal band from Cork formed in 2015 |
| Perish The Thought | Perish The Thought are a 5 piece metal outfit from Cork city, their sound being described as heavy, discordant, melodic cacophony |
| Queen Kong | Synth & guitar rock band formed in Cork, later based in Dublin, active in the naughties |
| Remma | Formed in Cork 2003. Signed to Morrissey's Attack/Sanctuary label. |
| Revere | Cork band Revere released their debut album 'Modern Science' in 2005 |
| Rory Gallagher | Considerd by many to be one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time |
| Rubyhorse | Formed in Cork in the late 80s, relocated to Boston in 97 and had success in the American market with their album Rise; split in 2005 but got back together in 2018 |
| Screenreader | Grung rock band centering around blind multi instrumentalist Brian Casey from Bantry, evolved out of Stone Throwing Youths |
| Shadows Calling | Alt metal/rock band with a female lead vocalist from Cork |
| Simple Kid | Simple Kid is Cork born Ciaran McFeely who plays a trippy, folky brand of music backed by the rest of his band (his laptop) |
| Sinéad Lohan | Folksinger and songwriter Sinéad Lohan debuted in 1995 with the album 'Who Do You Think I Am' and released the follow-up 'No Mermaid' in 1998 |
| Soothsayer | Atmospheric, doomy metal band from Cork formed in 2013 |
| Stanley Super 800 | Four-piece indie-rock band from Cork formed in 2003 by former members of a trad group |
| Stump | Zany and experimental 80s Irish-English band formed in London in 1983, 2 members from Cork |
| Sultans of Ping F.C. | Founded in 1989, and split up by 1997, reunited in 2005 for a series of gigs. Best known for their early 90's single Where's Me Jumper? |
| Talos | Talos (stage name of Eoin French) was a musician/singer-songwriter from Cork |
| Taste | The power trio Taste, led by Rory Gallagher, was one of Ireland's early successes internationally |
| Terror Syndrome | One man synthwave rock/metal from Co. Cork |
| The Altered Hours | Post-punk / noise rock / alternative group based in Cork City |
| The Calvinists | |
| The Drive. | Shoegazey indie-rock band formed in Cork in 2018 |
| The Fatima Mansions | Raw and edgy rock group 'The Fatima Mansions' were foremd by Cork man Cathal Coughlan, ex-Microdisney, in 1988 |
| The Frank And Walters | Quirky rock group from Cork |
| The High Llamas | Formed by Sean O'Hagan after Microdisney split in 1988 |
| The Last Vinci | Cork-based Alternative/Stoner Rock trio |
| The Love Buzz | Purveyors of heart pounding psychedelic punk/pop from Cork |
| The Magnapinna | Dissonant alt-rock band from Cork originally formed as an online collaboration |
| The Noel Redding Band | a.k.a 'The Clonakilty Cowboys' also featured Thin Lizzy founding member Eric Bell |
| The Shanks | Indie rock band from Cork, active in the 90s |
| Waiting Room | 3 piece indie band from Cork |
| WIFE | WIFE is the solo project of Irish musician and singer James Kelly, formerly of the group Altar of Plagues. |
| Worn Out | Metalcore band from Cork formed in 2017 |
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