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Martin John McCafferty is a young vocalist from the northwest of Ulster with a talent for bringing some of the great songs from the swing era back to life and a unique flair for infusing these beloved standards with a fresh style of his own. He has won several talent competitions, reaching the last [...]

Hard-working alt-pop band Escape Act plans to play five shows around the island of Ireland during February 2010, mainly supporting John, Shelly and the Creatures. The Belfast based trio also plans to release an album of new material in the coming months. This second album, as yet untitled, was recorded in Glasgow during the latter [...]

Divine Authority Radio is a new Christian radio station broadcasting over the Internet from Northern Ireland. To tune in to the live audio stream, go to http://www.live365.com/stations/divineauthority.

Today, on what would have been his 75th birthday, Elvis Presley is everywhere. And, according to newspaper The Independent, his legacy drives a $45m industry. But does “The King” have any Ulster connections? And what impact did Elvis have on music in Ulster back in his heyday? Let Ulster Music know what you know… Please [...]

According to BBC News, gospel singer and recording company director William McCrea is facing legal action over an alleged bearch of copyright:
A writ has been issued by Mark Carmichael against William McCrea and Ian McDowell, trading as record label Daybreak Recordings. Carmichael claims copyright on the musical work “Just a Breathe Away” (sic) was infringed [...]

How To Become A Hip Hop Producer by one O D Hunte is a new 25-page reference e-book revealing [allegedly - ed] many career enhancing secrets and strategies for success as an aspiring Hip Hop producer. This electronic book [Adobe Acrobat PDF] has been written by a producer who has had his music in hundreds [...]

Fancy a little Austrian? Maybe the foot-tapping rhythms and immortal melodies of “King of Waltz” Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and others? Then “The Walled City” is where you should beseige on Wednesday, January 6 from 20:00 hours. Derry’s Millennium Forum hosts 3 evenings of New Year celebrations with Music55-7’s Viennese concert featuring the Ulster Orchestra [...]

The phenomenon that is Snow Patrol has released a two-CD “best-of” album called Up To Now in time for Christmas. The band also has a new single out, entitled Just Say Yes, to promote the 30-song CD (and a special CD/DVD/vinyl boxset) which also playlists previous hits Run, Chocolate and Chasing Cars.

Their music has been compared to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and Broken Social Scene: this gig-addicted male threesome blend melodic vocals with “oceanic” guitar riffs and “pulsing” rhythms. Messrs. Alex Trimble, Kev Baird, and Sam Halliday [pictured] are together known as Two Door Cinema Club and the group is one of several [...]

Produced by James Strange at Larne based Celestial Recording Studios, Gillian Adams has released a new album of semi-classical gospel songs plus new material from songwriter Thomas Adams. The songs on Unto Him Sing include favourites such as “God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength”, “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory” and “Great is Thy [...]

Brothers Brendan Murphy and Declan Murphy of The 4 Of Us perform highlights from their current Live At Vicar Street album, along with new material, on their current Ireland tour. The two-hour show presents their songs in an acoustic setting, performed as they were originally written. The siblings return to the studio between gigs to [...]

Andersonstown Traditional and Contemporary Music School holds a showcase concert at the Hilton Hotel, Belfast on Sunday the November, 29. There are special guest performances by the legendary singer-songwriter Tommy Sands and the Andersonstown Irish Traditional Youth Orchestra plus performances from pupils and tutors. The school itself offers tuition in tin whistle, fiddle, guitar, flute, [...]

Eagle Rock Entertainment has released a double-CD collection of Rory Gallagher songs for the North American market. The 24 tracks on Crest of a Wave span the late rock god and bluesman’s catalog. More about Rory Gallagher

Four Ulster DJs  take part in the Northern Ireland play-off of Movida Corona 2009, a major international DJ competition, in Portrush on Saturday, November 7. DJ Calvin Harris, the Ready for the Weekend and Acceptable in the 80s chart-topper, will be performing at Kelly’s Lush along with four other Northern Ireland finalists in one of [...]