With folk music entertaining a possible resurgence thanks to Nizlopi, here’s an artist with the potential to follow suit. Making this a double A-side is a smart move by a smart guy, with ‘Marrakech’ being a tune you’d bring out for a good old (possibly drunken) sing-song.
‘Belly of The Earth’, on the other hand, reveals a more sombre and passionate element to Noelie, and might be played to accompany the bad kind of drinking.
It’s a solid offering, and his imminent seven-date Irish tour should prove his full worth.
Other Voices, the RTE series featuring acclaimed bands playing in an intimate venue in Dingle, Kerry, will kick off its fourth year with a series of recordings in December.
A unique blend of domestic and international talent, Other Voices is the brainchild of Philip King. The new series is, he believes, the most ambitious yet.
The fourth series of RTÉ Two's highly-acclaimed Other Voices, presented by John Kelly, was recorded over an extraordinary eight days during the madcap run-up to Christmas, in the thoroughly invigorating coastal environs of Dingle. Hot Press reporter Craig Fitzsimons was there to soak up the phantasmagoria, as some of the hottest talent from Ireland and abroad descended on the tranquil Kerry town to make heavenly music.
RTE2 have plenty of live music action to keep us placated for the next few weeks - here's the line up of bands and when to catch them. For more about the Other Voices series, click on the link at the very bottom.
