The Green Wave with Davie Furey

Niall McNamee is an Irish singer-songwriter and actor known for his own passionate, thoughtful and full-blooded songs.

He has starred opposite Pierce Brosnan, fought with Jackie Chan, played comic foil to Bono, and romantically duetted with Imelda May. Next up is a starring role in feature film Love Without Walls, performing his own compositions, as Niall's art and life come together.

A self-taught musician, Niall has been immersed in music his whole life. Throughout years as a struggling young actor, Niall supported himself performing Irish folk songs, resulting in his knowledge of traditional music growing rich and deep. But all the while, he was writing his own material, drawing on that heritage but pushing into contemporary rock and pop territory. 

His latest EP Step By Step, showcases the musicians deep love for storytelling lyrics. Touching on life experiences and human emotions, the five-track release narrates heartbreak, nights out, ecstatic joy and reflection.

Sean Millar AKA Doctor Millar AKA All is leaf is a Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Writer & Theatre Maker.  His cracking new album, Ruining Everything, is out now!
"He is the poet laureate of Dublins dark side, an Irish national treasure" The Irish Times
"Irelands greatest songwriter" Hotpress
"He remains Irelands best lyricist" RTE guide   less

An accomplished and insightful songwriter, who effortlessly captures deep emotional sentiment with moving sincerity, she has co-written with twice Grammy-nominated songwriter Jan Buckingham (Whitney Houston) in Nashville, performed in Bob Harris’s home studio for his Under the Apple Tree sessions, and has supported Tom Jones, Albert Lee, Scouting for Girls, Martha Reeves and Hazel O’Connor. 

Hayley has had an exciting 2022 with performances at Glastonbury, C2C Festival 02 Arena London and Hardwick Live, where her band headlined the Introducing stage ahead of Stereophonics.  

Jim Page is an American singer and songwriter living in Seattle, Washington. He’s made 24 full length albums, been on a dozen compilations, done numberless tours, and written hundreds of songs. Some of them have been covered by Christy Moore, Dick Gaughan, Roy Bailey, The Doobie Brothers, and Michael Hedges. He’s toured with Dick Gaughan, Planxty, Leftover Salmon, and Rob Wasserman. He’s shared the stage with Bonnie Raitt, Donal Lunny, Barry Melton, Robert Hunter, and Björn Afzelius.
His most recent album, THE TIME IS NOW, is the most solid and ambitious to date. The song writing is top notch, the music and performance. After all these years Jim Page is at the top of his game.
https://jimpage.bandcamp.com/

Frances McNamee is an extraordinary actor.  Her to career to date include playing Meg in Sting's The Last Ship, Belle in A Christmas Carol, Big Fish with Kelsey Grammer among others.  She is currently gaining rave reviews for playing the role of Elizabeth in Conor McPherson's award winning Girl of the North Country with music and lyrics by Bob Dylan.  The production has just finished a 5 week run in Dublin's Olympia Theatre and now embarks on an 8 month tour of the UK.  It is not to be missed!!

Donegal singer/songwriter Rory Gallagher, who has been releasing music since 2011 under the project name Rory and the Island has had quite the 17 months since the global pandemic began. After moving his family to Edinburgh in Scotland to open a brand new live music bar in the city called "The Wildcat" in March 2020, the venue never saw it's official opening night due to Covid19 and Rory Gallagher found himself locked down in a new city and very very lost.

Rory and the Island is set to release his brand new single “Call My Name” on 26 February, alongside announcing the release of his highly anticipated new album “Centre Falls Apart” - which is set for release on 11 March on new Irish indie label Voices of the Sea. 

Speaking of the single and the announcement of the album Rory and the Island said: "I'm so delighted and shocked that 25 years after releasing my first self funded album in Donegal at the age of 18, and then moving on through "The Revs" in the noughties that I am still able to write and release my own original songs into the public domain. I have become immune to supposed failures and rejections and I still have the exact same love for it as I did when I was 18, it's the music and the communication that matters"

“Call My Name” the brand new single from Rory & The Island is out on 26 February across all digital platforms, with his highly anticipated new album “Centre Falls Apart” set for release on 11 March on new Irish indie label Voices of the Sea.

David Hope is releasing a new album later this year.  In this episode he chats with Davie about some of his previous work and also the first single from the new album, Lover's Leap.  Lovers Leap (Coast of Clare)' is an atmospheric ode to Hope's home county of Clare and its Atlantic coastline, "So wild and so strong". The song speaks to a reawakening of a deep connection and passion for County Clare’s captivating mystery: "My eyes opened wide and I saw with pride, what I'd loved for so long". The song draws inspiration from a visit to the stunning Loophead Peninsula, where a young Hope spent many summers fishing and exploring.

The Saw Doctors are one of Ireland's most loved bands.  In this episode, Leo Moran, joins Davie to chat about some of their songs and their inspirations.

Michael Conlan is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he reached number one in the AIBA bantamweight world rankings, with achievements that include a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and gold at the 2015 World Championships. He has been one of Ireland's most successful amateur fighters of all time.   Since turning professional he has had 16 fights, 16 wins with 8 of those fights by knock out.  He is due to fight Leigh Wood for the WBA World Featherweight title in March 2022.

Dublin-based The Crayon Set specialise in hook-filled, alternative pop. The band was founded by main songwriter Robert Baker and the first line-up of the band released their eponymous debut album in 2013. It is filled choc-a-bloc with infectious, uptempo indie pop songs. The Irish Times described it as “as catchy as a virus”.  Its follow up ‘Lost Languages’ was released in 2017. The album was in part a tribute to many of their favourite 'Americana' artists. It featured Kate Dineen on guest vocals who went on to become a full-time member of the band. Musician.ie made it their Irish album of the year.  

 Their new album 'Downer Disco' is due out in Sept 2021. It was recorded with producer Stephen Shannon at Experimental Audio in Dublin in 2019. The release was put on hold due to Covid ’19. It is their strongest album to-date filled with their trademark expertly-crafted pop songs & dual girl/boy vocal interplay - this time with added synth-pop & electronic goodness.