Music from Ireland – Róisín O

Róisín O is an Irish folk pop singer from Dublin. Her music is really catchy, and reminds me to icelandic alternative, indie pop music. Watch her new music video of her song “Synchronicity”:

Music from Ireland/Scotland – Celtic Thunder

Celtic Thunder are a folk and world music band. They are well known for great concerts and irish music. Here’s their nice song “Heartland”:

Music from the UK/Ireland

The Overtones are a Doop-wop boy band from London. The name “Doop-wop” derives from the often used nonsense syllables in this style. Listen to their song “Gambling Man” (It has beautiful harmonies!) and enjoy the music video!

Music from Ireland – No Monster Club

I don´t know but this song makes me happy , probably because it seeems to be made without any  attitude . it´s a creation of the young Irish songwriter Bobby Aherne (who tragically passed away earlier this year, aged 24), this cassette comprises of 46 tracks recorded between 2009 and 2012. Unearthed after his death, the album has been lovingly mastered by Mark Chester (Grand Pocket Orchestra/Ginnels) and prepared for release by his bandmates, friends and family.  - Here is “Who wants a man “

Music from Ireland – Van Morrison

His fans call him “Van the man “ Van Morrison,(born George Ivan Morrison; 31 August 1945) is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician , got his 67th birthday yesterday

Here is his song “Days like this “

Music from the US – Gaelic Storm

Gaelic Storm, formed in 1996, is an Irish-Celtic band from Santa Monica, US. Listen to their nice song “Black is the Colour”:

Here’s a short compilation of their new album Chicken Boxwer from 2012:

Eurovision Song Contest: Ireland – Jedward

Today, we present you the candidate Jedward, an irish pop and hip-hop duo by identical twins. Here’s their song “Waterline“:

Listen to the other songs for Baku here: http://xworldmusic.wordpress.com/category/zb-series/eurovison-song-contest-2012/