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Brendan McCahey is now a well-known name in many Irish households due to his success on the popular irish TV show ‘The Voice Of Ireland’ in 2014. Things have moved on for him since. In 2015/16 he played "Sold Out" shows in The National Concert Hall, Vicar Street as well as Theatres throughout Ireland. His top 20 selling album ‘To Where I Begin’ and top ten single "You Can't Judge A Book" propelled him to the London scene and ja has graced the Stages of London clubs such as The Alleycats, The Troubadour and BaSpice Of Life. While in London he also recorded a live session for BBC London.


        He has written songs with some of the top songwriters including Don Mescall (Aslan, Backstreet Boys, Westlife), John Peppard ( Michael McLochlan, Garth Brooks) Bressie ( The Blizzards, The Voice Of Ireland) . 


        This year Brendan will be releasing  four EPs. The first one "Too Tight" is available for Download on Monday March 20th. It will include three songs and is produced By Karl Odlum (Ham Sandwich, The Frames, Gemma Hayes) He will be playing live shows to coincide with the release so check out his website for more details.

Niall Mc Guigan is a musician and music therapist from Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. After fourteen years of performing in a variety of bands spanning genres such as metal, grunge, rock, funk & reggae, Niall is embarking on his first album as a solo artist.

His debut album “Awareness” is a collection of songs written over a period of six years expressing experiences of travel, education and self-discovery. It incorporates many musical styles including reggae, folk, rock, and Khoomii (Mongolian throat singing) fused with cross-cultural influences ranging from South American shamanism to Eastern meditation practices. Similar to the idea of songlines, a term used in aboriginal culture to describe songs that create a map, each song on the album is in sequential order providing the listener with a map that points attention within – towards self-discovery, awareness and an opening of the heart.

The album’s title “Awareness” is a term which Niall feels communicates the common thread linking the various introspective practises that he has experienced, and also the songs he has written. Through the development of awareness, true freedom, authenticity and compassion can be achieved, as it dissolves illusion and uncovers the endless depth to our human experience.

The album can be downloaded from www.niallmcguigan.com

Hi. My name is Ben. I pretty much use this page for some free loop downloads. Check out my more recent music on YouTube: http://youtube.com/ben_burnes Spotify: http://abstraction.rocks

I’m a music graduate based in Co. Louth and Monaghan, guitarist in Vertigo wedding Band and Frankie Says. I also play the piano for wedding ceremonies and teach guitar. 
In between all that I work as a guitar tutor and composer/ sound designer for games. I have previously worked on a game called Wooly Word which was developed by Nebula Interactive (http://woollyword.com)

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