Arising

Ulster artists, vocalists, songwriters, composers, musicians, DJs…

strictly up-and-coming…

PAUL CARDY - http://www.paulcardy.com/
- Belfast’s prolific singer-songwriter

BARRY McCRUDDEN - http://www.barrymccrudden.com
- jazz, swing, bossa & blues

WANDERLUSTE - http://www.wanderlustemusic.com
- a fiery Celtic fusion…

THE BLACK TOKENS - http://www.myspace.com/theblacktokens
- 5-piece rock and roll band from Belfast

ED ZEALOUS - http://www.edzealous.com/
- tennis-playing Belfast-based indie band from Coleraine

PÁDRAIGÍN NÍ UALLACHÁIN - http://www.irishsong.com/
- Ulster-born singer of traditional song

TOMMY SANDS - http://www.tommysands.com/
- Co Down singer, songwriter and social activist. a legend in his own lifetime?

PAY*OLA - http://www.payolarock.com
- Belfast rock band on the make

IAIN ARCHER - http://www.iainarcher.co.uk/
- Ivor winning ex-guitarist of Snow Patrol

CARA DILLON - http://www.caradillon.co.uk/
- seductively voiced folk/trad songstress from Dungiven, Co. Londonderry…

MORPH - http://www.morphsville.com
- intelligent, hand-rolled pop songs by Donaghadee’s Collie Stewart…

PIXIE SAYTAR - http://www.myspace.com/pixiesaytar
- a native New Yorker singer-songwriter living in new Belfast…

WE ARE KNIVES - http://www.myspace.com/theweareknivestrio
- “math rock” extraordinaire

THE WINDING STAIR - http://www.myspace.com/thewindingstair
- “folk noir” from Belfast

THE ANSWER - http://www.theanswer.ie/home.html
- a proper rock band with long hair

KIERAN GOSS - http://www.kierangoss.com/biog.htm
- singer-songwriter from Co. Down

CLAIRE SPROULE - http://www.clairesproule.com
- signed by New York jazz label Blue Note

ANAMAE & THE 442s - http://www.anamae.net
- princess of power pop

CATOAN - http://www.catoan.com
- Paddy McKeown and band

CAVA - http://www.cavamusic.com
- sparkling new wine

JULIE FEENEY - http://www.juliefeeney.com
- Galway composer and singer. [Galway is not Ulster… yet - ed]

RELISH - http://www.relishmusic.com
- the Rainbow Zephyr warriors: 3 men in a band with 3 great CDs

EOGHAN COGLAN - http://eoghancolgan.com/bio/index.aspx
- “O2 Undiscovered 07″ winning singer-songwriter from Newcastle, Co. Down

GERRY LANGLEY - http://www.gerrylangley.co.uk
- ex-Belfast musician and successful songwriter

BEL’S BOYS - http://www.belsboys.com
- Ulster’s quare answer to McFly… and The Monkees?

BRIAN HOUSTON - http://www.brianhouston.com
- singer-songwriter from East Belfast

BRIAN IRVINE - http://www.brianirvine.co.uk
- Belfast composer, ensemble leader

CONOR MITCHELL - http://www.youth-music-theatre.org.uk/conor_mitchell.html
- musicals: music, lyrics & book

DAVID LYTTLE - http://www.davidlyttle.com
- jazz drummer par excellence

KEN HADDOCK - http://www.kenhaddockmusic.com
- jazz n blues n soul covers & originals for situationalists

COLIN REID - http://www.dearspiderlovethefly.com/
- guitarist and then some

JULIETTE TURNER - http://www.julietturner.com
- from Strabane with guitar and songs - Ulster’s KT Tunstall c/w KD Lang

RACHEL AUSTIN - http://www.rachelaustin.info/flashyes.html
- jazz, bluegrass, trad, rock influenced Virginian singer-songwriter based in Belfast

V//FORMATION - http://www.myspace.com/vformation
- bodacious Belfast city band based in London town

ESCAPE ACT - http://www.escapeact.com
- indie band on the run with new EP

FOY VANCE - http://www.foyvance.com/
- Bangor, Co. Down singer-songwriter on the rise

TRIGGERMAN - http://www.triggerman.co.uk
- metal? how very dare you! “stoner rock” if you please

WILLIAM McCREA - http://www.
- gospel music recording artist

ANDY WHITE - http://www.andywhite.com
- Belfast born singer/songwriter and poet

the UlsterMusic.com HALL OF FAME : icons, living legends, minted, big in Japan (or Lurgan)…

FRUUPP - http://www.fruupp.com
- 70’s prog rockers

TOMMY MAKEM - http://www.makem.com | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Makem
- the godfather of Irish Music

CON CASSIDY -
- fiddler from Donegal

HUGO DUNCAN
- are you serious?

JOHN ANDERSON - not this one http://www.johnanderson.com/
- from Jive Bunny to (Kentucky Fried) Eagle’s Wing. For media information, or to arrange an interview with John Anderson, phone Jan Bertenshaw of contactpr on 028 9066 8849 or 07815 196 241

JIMMY KENNEDY - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Kennedy
- Omagh-born 20th century multi-hit popular songwriter: Red Sails in the Sunset, Isle of Capri, South of the Border, The Teddy Bears’ Picnic, and many, many, more [buy the book My Song Goes Round The World about Jimmy Kennedy. go to <Google Checkout link on homepage>]

PHIL COULTER - http://www.philcoulter.com
- music composer, songwriter, and performer from Co. Londonderry. he wrote a song called My Boy that was later recorded by Elvis Presley…

VAN MORRISON - http://
- Belfast’s own blues and celtic soul brother: from Them on the DECCA label to himself on the Blue Note label via many long Astral Weeks

GARY MOORE - http://www.gary-moore.com
- axe god, allegedly

ROSE-MARIE - http://www.rose-marie.tv
- singer from Newry

DEREK BELL -
- accomplished harpist and Chieften [d.2002]

BILLY WHITE
- Ulster’s first proper modern jazz pianist (The Billy White Trio) & strangely, session musician accordianist [d.1991]

JAMES GALWAY - http://www.thegalwaynetwork.com
- flaustist and then some

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - http://www.slf.com
- punk rockers
Save for a four-year breakup in the mid-80s, Belfast’s punk progenitors Stiff Little Fingers have been making music for 30 years. And despite having released a great many fine albums (1980’s Hanx! ranks among the great live albums of all time), for all that time, two songs from the band’s debut album, Inflammable Material, have defined the group. It makes sense, though. Those songs, “Alternative Ulster” and “Suspect Device,” are flawless examples of everything punk anthems should be - rousing, sing-alongable, ferocious, catchy as the flu, and boasting lyrics that have remained so pertinent all this time it’s kind of eerie. They’ve been a fully ass-kicking live band for three decades now, and though they’re pushing 50, they still bring the rock more than well enough to justify their immortal status. There’s just no way this isn’t gonna rule. Ron Kretsch, The Cleveland Free Times http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/28/proud-to-be-loud

THE UNDERTONES -
- punk-pop

SNOW PATROL -
- not “Lassie’s Rescue Rangers”

ENYA - [for it is herself - ed]
- Donegal Queen of “New Age” music

DANIEL O’DONNELL - [for it is he - ed]
- yes, Daniel O’Donnell: Donegal Queen of “Old Age” music ;-)

PAUL BRADY - http://www.paulbrady.com
- globe-trotting singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Strabane

ASH - http://www.ash-official.com
- band on 5th studio album…

EILEEN DONAGHY -
- singer

RUBY MURRAY
- Belfast born pop singer big in the 50’s. and subject of a play by Marie (Stones In His Pockets) Jones - A Night To Remember…

THE DIVINE COMEDY - http://www.thedivinecomedy.com
- the remarkable Neil Hannon from Fermanagh

PETER CORRY - http://www.petercorry.com
- singer and jig-dancer

BRIAN KENNEDY - http://www.briankennedy.co.uk
- the Voice from Belfast’s Falls Road: singer-songwriter - no relation to Jimmy Kennedy…

DUKE SPECIAL - http://www.dukespecial.com
- not a lager drink but be-dreadlocked pianoman Peter Wilson & eclectic company…

DAVID HOLMES - http://
- DJ, mixer, producer…

MARY BLACK -
- from Rathlin Island


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RORY GALLAGHER -
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PERCY FRENCH -
- [not really Ulster Music man. he writes, he sings, but he don’t wear bling - ed]

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