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News - Support the People of Burma - 09/05/2008

For information on donating to support those people in Burma who have been most affected by the devestating cyclone, please visit here. For information on other actions you can take, please visit the U.S. Campaign for Burma's website.

News - More Dates Added to Lisa's Tour - 07/05/2008

Some more dates have been added to Lisa's upcoming Irish tours:

13 June - Siamsa Tíre - Tralee, Co. Kerry (with visuals from Donal Dineen)
31 July 2008 - The Spirit Store, Dundalk
4 August 2008 - The Thatch, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
8 August 2008 - The Belltable, Limerick
14 August 2008 - O'Keeffe's, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

A few more dates will be added soon.

News - Vyvienne Dublin Gig Added - 05/05/2008

Revovler in Association with Becks Vier presents Vyvienne Long and full band on Saturday 31st May at Radio City, Store Street in Dublin (Doors 8.30pm). Also playing are: House of Cosy Cushions and More Tiny Giants.

News - Lisa Hannigan Tour Confirmed - 30/04/2008

Turning Pirate presents Lisa Hannigan with full band at the following venues in Ireland:

6 June - Cyprus Avenue, Cork
7 June - The Amphitheatre, Baltimore, West Cork
8 June - Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork
10 June - Debarra's, Clonakilty, C. Cork
17 July - The Black Box, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
18 July - The Balor Theatre, Ballybuffet, Co. Donegal
21 July - Ballina Arts Centre, Co. Mayo
22 July - Campbell's Tavern, Cloughanover, Co. Galway
24 July - Roscommon Arts Centre, Co. Roscommon
25 July - TBC, Co. Sligo
26 July - The Glen's Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

More dates in "Kerry, the Midlands, Dundalk and Dublin" are to be added shortly.

News - Lisa Tour Dates Announced Tomorrow - 29/04/2008

According to Lisa Hannigan's myspace site, more tour dates for Lisa's upcoming Irish tour will be announced tomorrow morning. Apparently 75% of the dates have been confirmed so far and these will be detailed on Lisa's myspace calendar.

Tickets for Lisa's gig in Cyprus Avenue, Cork, are now on sale.

News - Damien in Norway - 23/04/2008

Damien will be giving a solo performance at this year's Traena Festival in Norway (July 10-12). Some more details (in Norwegian) here.Thanks to RonjaGirl for letting us know.

Also, thanks Building for letting us know that Lisa will be performing in Cyprus Avenue in Cork on June 6th.

News - Competition Winners - 21/04/2008

Congratulations to Verenita and Glo32 for winning copies of Liam Finn's new album I'll Be Lightning. Thanks to everybody for entering and hopefully we'll have more competitions soon.

News - Damien in Iceland - 19/04/2008

Correction: Damien has been confirmed to perform at the Borgarfjordur Eystri Festival in Iceland on Saturday July 26th 2008.

News - Record Store Day - 18/04/2008

Thanks to Michael for letting us know that Damien has written a comment in support of Record Store Day, which celebrates Independent Record Stores. It is Record Store Day tomorrow, Saturday April 19th, so happy Record Store Day!

News - Harlan Coben's Favourite Music - 17/04/2008

In an interview with the Christian Science Monitor, bestselling thriller author Harlan Coben talks about his favourite music:

My favorite discovery of the last five years would be Damien Rice, the Irish singer. I just love his stuff. Both albums, "O" and "Nine." But I would say "O" is probably my favorite CD of the 21st century.

News - Liam Finn Competition - 15/04/2008

Congratulations to Mort and Jemarami for winning Mark Geary's new album Opium, which goes on sale in Ireland this week.

Thanks to Independent Records, we also have two copies of Liam Finn's new album I'll Be Lightning to give away. Liam, son of Neil Finn from Crowded House, will be touring Ireland next week in support of the release of this new album. You can enter our competition in the forum and we will announce the winners on Monday.

News - Vyvienne in Dublin - 13/04/2008

Hot Press is reporting that Vyvienne will be one of the artists performing at this month's Shoestring Collective gig in Dublin. This intimate gig will take place at the James Joyce Centre on North Great George's Street in Dublin on April 26th and will also feature Kila's Colm Ó Snodaigh, as well as comedy, poetry and short story readings.

News - Mark Geary Competition - 06/04/2008

Mark Geary is one of our favourite singer/songwriters and a fantastic live performer. On April 11th he will be releasing his third album Opium. Thanks to Independent Records, we have some copies to give away. You can enter the competition in the forum and we will announce the winners on Monday, April 14th.

You can listen to some of Mark's songs on his MySpace page.

News - Old Interview with Lisa - 04/04/2008 09:00:00

Thanks to Zaphir for finding this video of Lisa Hannigan talking to Jim Carroll, of theThe Irish Times, at last year's Electric Picnic festival in Ireland: