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Large-scale post rock outfit with krautrock - prog - kosmic leanings. The main players came together in the late 90's as Das Madman, broke up in 1999 and reformed in 2000 as The Jimmy Cake. They have released three albums: 'Brains', 'Dublin gone, everybody dead' and 2008's 'Spectre & Crown' as well as one EP: 'Superlady' on their own Pilatus imprint. A new album is due out in 2011 which will feature a song that is 30 mins in length, Read more on Last.fm

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As a founding member of Dublin experimental folk group Lankum, Ian Lynch explores submerged leylines of music and song. Forging a musical path that is all at once dark, mysterious and foreboding, but ultimately transcendental. His new solo project One Leg One Eye sees him taking a fresh approach to musical arrangement culminating in a sound that is more rooted in the raw aesthetics of second wave black metal than contemporary folk. The project was born across 2021 Read more on Last.fm

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Rachael Lavelle is an Irish singer-songwriter from Dublin Read more on Last.fm

RÓIS is a composer, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and electronic artist from Fermanagh. Read more on Last.fm

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Blind Willie Johnson (January 25, 1897 – September 18, 1945) was a gospel blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. While the lyrics of his songs were usually religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions. It is characterized by his slide guitar accompaniment and tenor voice, and his frequent use of a lower-register 'growl' or false bass voice. According to his death certificate, Johnson was born in 1897 near Brenham, Texas. (Earlier, Temple, Texas had been suggested as his birthplace. Read more on Last.fm