Making It In Music

Welcome Ailbhe Reddy, singer, songwriter and owner of “Friends of the Family” record label. Described as standing “head and shoulders above folk mainstream”, Ailbhe has won critical acclaim for her constant stream of releases since 2016. In this interview, Heather and Ailbhe discuss her upcoming album, her career so far including some of her favourite festivals, direct provision and chocolate! Make sure to check out Ailbhe’s brand new single “Time Difference” now!

Welcome Tolü Makay, ZAPHO, (Ireland) Edwin Pope a.k.a Mutant Vinyl (U.K) and Brenna Carroll (U.S.A) of The X Collective & Oiche Events! 

The X Collective is a brand new creative platform and group, involving over 70 musicians, artists and creatives, with the sole purpose of producing and promoting each other's work! In this interview, Heather and our 4 stellar artists discuss the beginning of The X Collective, their first collaboration, creativity in lock down and the #blacklivesmatter movement around the world. 

Welcome Rebecca Geary of Sick Love, the all thriller, no filler rock & roll band from Dublin, Ireland. Releasing their first EP ‘Baby, It’s You’ only two weeks ago, the band’s first body of work has already received stellar reviews from Hot Press magazine, The Zine UK, The Last Mixtape and The Irish Times. In this interview, Rebecca and Heather talk about the evolution and creation of Sick Love, their new EP, the writing and the recording process and how Rebecca gained her killer confidence in the male dominated Rock & Roll world!

Make sure to check out Sick Love’s brand new EP ‘Baby, It’s You’!

Welcome Max Zaska of Zaska! ZASKA is a supergroup of talented Irish musicians led by guitarist, songwriter, and producer Max Zaska. Their 2019 debut album, It Takes A Village, featured more than 25 performers and received universally stellar reviews upon release. In this interview, Zaska and Heather discuss the making of ‘It Takes A Village’, the musicians involved, his fun with Vulfpeck and who would be Zaska’s all star supergroup!

Make sure to check out Zaska’s brand new tune “My Whole Heart” featuring Tolu Makay, GodKnows and the isolation choir, a group of singers made up of 16 different Irish musicians.

Welcome Uly, multi instrumentalist, songwriter and astrophysicist. Uly is a funk/soul groover who’s music has quickly attracted national attention. Releasing ten excellent tunes in under 2 years, Uly has only further to climb Combining a love of old-school deep soul, jazz, funk, dusty production quality and topped with some pop sensibilities - Uly weaves together sonic threads to make music reminiscent of "a version of the '70s that never happened".

Welcome Daniel “Lango” Lang, professional drummer and cajon player and singer of The Scratch. The Scratch are Dublin based quartet with a unique sound of their own, combining their love of metal music with traditional Irish elements, the band have brought a new lease of life to the traditional Irish music we once knew. In this interview Heather and Daniel, discuss the beginnings of The Scratch, the evolution of their sound and their brand new album ‘Couldn’t Give A Rats’. As well as, taking a deep dive into the ideas and process of making their acclaimed music videos.

Welcome Shane McAuley, editor-in-chief of Soul Doubt Magazine and producer of the Soul Doubt Podcast. Soul Doubt is an independent platform dedicated to the promotion and celebration of Irish creatives, particularly those involved in the hip hop scene. In this interview, Shane and Heather discuss the beginnings of Soul Doubt, the evolution of Irish hip hop, and how the ever growing scene is impacting Irish culture.

Welcome Emily Jane of Vernon Jane, the Dublin based, jazz-punk band crashing their way into your hearts and opening your minds. Four years after their last body of work ‘The Inner Workings of a Damaged Nobody’, Heather and Emily Jane discuss the very exciting new album “The Ritual Art of Love Making” which drops May 17th. In this interview, Heather and Emily Jane take a deep dive into each of the singles already released from the concept album, talking about everything from the music and the videos to the art work and inspiration. As well as this, Emily has some very important IMRO information for all musicians and some news about her podcast with fellow musicians Louise MacNamara and Shelly Bukspan.

Welcome SENU, the intense and hypnotic live act from Dublin-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Killeen. Following his most recent releases, Sam joins Heather to discuss his work in music. From how he developed the SENU sound, a perfect blend of hip hop, jazz and electronic beats to Sam’s session work with a vast array of musicians including LAOISE, Soule, AIMEE, James Vicent McMorrow, Villagers, to name a few. A unique and highly skilled musician, SENU plans to release the rest of the Jetlag album over the next few months and we for one can’t wait!

Hailing from Mayo, Ireland songwriter Maria Kelly's haunting melodies and deeply personal lyrics has awarded her an army of fans and followers with over a million streams on Spotify. Sharing her music world wide, supporting artists such as KT Tunstall and Paul Noonan, Maria continues to excel with even more music to come! Heather and Maria talk music, mindfulness and why not to snub the "small" accomplishments of our past because without them we wouldn't be here, now would we?