Vox Pop Media

Congratulations Rory & Cara

voxpopmedia — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 13:17:02 +0000

There’s an immense feeling of pride around Vox Pop Media towers at the minute.

We have worked with the artist Rory & the Island continuously over the past few years and we have enjoyed every minute of it.

While we will continue to work with Rory on many future projects we are very excited about something Rory and his wife Cara have been working on in Lanzarote…

This weekend the Island Bar in Puerto Del Carmen officially opened it’s doors. We would like to congratulate Rory and Cara and also wish them the best of luck with the venue.

See you all at the Island Bar for a drink in the sun very soon. Viva Lanzarote!

Galia Arad confirmed as Jools Holland special guest

voxpopmedia — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:36:07 +0000

American singer-songwriter Galia Arad, now based in Dublin, has been confirmed as special guest to Jools Holland on his tour in May. Full dates & venues are below.

The singer-songwriter has also just released her first Irish radio single ‘Hearts in the Heartland’ which is available from iTunes and other good digital stores now.

On Tour:

Fri March 8th – the Grand Social, Dublin w/Familiar Creatures

Thur May 9th – the Anvil, Basingstoke w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

Fri May 10th – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

Thur May 16th – Preston Guild Hall, Preston w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

Fri May 17th – Perth Concert Hall, Perth w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

Sat May 18th – Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

Wed May 22nd – Croydon Fairfield Hall, Croydon w/ Jools Holland & his Big Band

For more info & artist availability please contact TJ Shiels @ Vox Pop Media Ltd on (0044) 07818407461 or e-mail tj@voxpop-media.com

Tabby releases new promo single ‘Manik Star’

voxpopmedia — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:34:50 +0000

Tabby has been quietly working on new material from his home studio – but the Sligo star is about to release some new music and he is ready to set the record straight.

Most people know Tabby as the Irish rocker from the X Factor, however, there’s much more to Callaghan’s story. From the age of 5, Tabby knew there was only one thing he wanted to do in life – play music. This ambition and passion turned from hobby to profession when Tabby started fronting bands and playing gigs in Sligo during his teens.

In 1998, Tabby formed Petronella with his brother Dominic and achieved some chart success in Ireland and played numerous gigs around the country.

When Petronella ran their course, Callaghan entered the first series of ITV talent show the X Factor and shot to international fame. Tabby came third in the competition.

Following the X Factor, Tabby has gigged all over Ireland, UK and the USA. He has had three top 30 singles with the track ‘Number One’ achieving number seven and staying in the Irish charts for seven weeks. Tabby has supported the likes of Tom Jones and Rod Stewart.

In August 2005, Tabby featured in an ITV ‘rockumentary’ titled ‘What Tabby Did Next’.

Tabby has achieved some of the milestones in life that most musicians can only dream of:

Play Wembley – check

Record with Ozzy Osbourne – check

Meet a Beatle – check

Perform to over 200, 000 people – check

Travel the world doing what you love – check

In 2005, Callaghan performed at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England. During the gig, Callaghan kicked off his boots in order to play in his bare feet, which is his trademark; however, his boots were taken from the stage by a fan. The Cavern Club management then provided him with an old pair of boots in their office which had been left behind by Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones.

Tabby was given a Gibson Custom Gold Top in 2006 – testimony to the real talent this Sligo man has.

Recently, Tabby has taken a step back from the business to focus on writing and recording. The multi-instrumentalist now has his brand new single ‘Manic Star’ ready to go. Callaghan is self-producing and engineering his next album and impressively will play every instrument on the album himself.

Always an energetic and engaging performer, Tabby will soon be announcing live dates across Ireland and the UK.

The new promo single ‘Manik Star’ is available on Bandcamp for FREE by following this link:

http://tabbycallaghan.bandcamp.com/

For more info and for artist availability please contact TJ Shiels @ Vox Pop Media Ltd: tj@voxpop-media.com / (0044) 07818407461

Riot Tapes – the Key

voxpopmedia — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:12:42 +0000

After 18 months of working on their forthcoming debut record – Dublin band Riot Tapes have just put out a video for the first track to be taken from the album. Check it out! You won’t be disappointed.

Riot Tapes - the Key

For more info: www.riottapes.com

Congratulations Galia Arad

voxpopmedia — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 12:00:11 +0000

Congratulations to Galia Arad – the winner of our competition giving away one month of free PR.

The competition was tough – we had expected a few entries and were genuinely shocked by the reception the competition received.

The quality and quantity of entries was unbelievable, so much so that we had to draft in some help to choose a winner.

So, over the weekend we recruited our friends Stuart Clark (Hot Press), Noel Murphy (Warner Music), Chris O’Brien (the Riot Tapes), Róisín Moloney (Universal Music Group) and John Bowe (Radio Nova) as our judging panel. Each judge also remarked on the quality of entries. Eventually, Galia Arad was chosen as the winner and we look forward to working with her.

Thanks to everyone who entered – there’s so much talent out there at the minute – the future is bright. We will be running more competitions throughout the year so stay tuned!

1 Month Free PR Competition

voxpopmedia — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 18:05:13 +0000

This week, to celebrate the start of 2013, we have launched a competition for bands and musicians to send us their music for a chance to win one month of free PR in Ireland. (Entry details here).

Due to the overwhelming response we have received we have made the decision to bring in a few friends of ours to help choose our winner.

Our judging panel consists of:

Stuart Clark (Hot Press)

Noel Murphy (Warner Music)

Chris O’Brien (the Riot Tapes)

Róisín Moloney (Universal Music Group)

John Bowe (Radio Nova)

We would like to wish all who entered the best of luck and the winner will be announced at midday on Monday.

Rory & the Island Irish Tour

voxpopmedia — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:14:09 +0000

The sound of ‘Auntie Depressant & Uncle Hope’ seems to fall somewhere between Galway, California, Jamaica and Liverpool…Brilliant. The single ‘Champagne Lifestyle on Coca Cola Wages’ is a wry and witty commentary on fickleness and materialism. The album ‘Auntie Depressant & Uncle Hope is a compelling suite of songs.” – Hotpress Magazine, Dublin.

Rory & the Island hitting the road in Ireland

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind for Rory & the Island. The Donegal singer-songwriter has hit the no. 1 spot on the iTunes chart twice, has had his song sung by 40, 000 plus people in Croke Park stadium and has appeared on the iTunes charts an overwhelming 700 times.

Rory & the Island is returning to Ireland for a series of live dates in November. Dates are as follows and more information will be added as it comes in:

Saturday 10th November, 2012
the Balor Theatre, Ballybofey, Co. Donegal
8pm / €8

Sunday 11th November, 2012
the Green Room, Voodoo, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
8pm / €8

Monday 12th November, 2012
the Derry City Social Club, Derry
8pm

Wednesday 14th November, 2012
Shenanigan’s, Sligo
8pm

Friday 16th November, 2012
the Workman’s Club, Dublin
8pm / €7 (Tix available on ticketmaster.ie)

Sunday 18th November, 2012
Crane Lane Theatre, Cork
Time TBC

Monday 19th November, 2012
DCU @ NuBar, Dublin
9.30pm

Tuesday 20th November, 2012
NUIM @ YOURCLUBHOUSE, Maynooth, Kildare
9.30pm

Finbar Furey New Single and Gigs this weekend

voxpopmedia — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 10:39:38 +0000

Finbar Furey returns to Ireland for a series of special concerts in support of his new album ‘Colours’ an evocative collection which includes guest vocals from Mary Black and X-Factor winner Shayne Ward. The new single ‘Dan O’Hara’ will be released on Sept 21st. Finbar sang the song with Gay Byrnes help on the recently aired ‘For One Night Only’ presented by Gay Byrne on RTE. That followed an intimate portrait of the artist ‘Finbar Furey: Free Spirit’ which aired on RTE some weeks ago.

Finbar Furey new single and concerts

Finbar Furey has a unique pedigree – an All Ireland Uillean Pipeand Whistle Champion, singer/songwriter as well as playing 5-string banjo and guitar and now actor . Finbar has been round the block many times recording for Transatlantic records in the 60′s and after 30 years of phenomenal success as the frontman for the family group, Finbar decided it was time to pursue his solo career and concentrate particularly on his own song writing, singing and playing the instruments for which he is love
d- the uileann pipes, 5 string banjo and the low whistle. Finbar’s reputation as a solo artist has increased with every performance. He has toured extensively in Britain, Australia and Europe, treating audiences to evenings of pure Irish magic, great music, good humour, and the charm and sparkling wit associated with one of Ireland’s great raconteurs.

Oct 12th: Kytelers, Kilkenny.

Oct 13th: Middelton GAA Club, Cork.Midelton GAA

http://www.ticketmaster.ie/Middleton-Gaa-Club-tickets-Co-Cork/venue/196771 Midleton GAATel: 021 4631933 or Email: info@midletongaa.com or Crux Entertainment Tel: 021 4355482 or Email: info@crux.ie

Oct 14th: Roisin Dubh, Galway.
www.roisindubh.net/tickets.html

Media enquiries: TJ Shiels @ Vox Pop Media Ltd: (0044) 07818407461 or e-mail tj@voxpop-media.com

Rory & the Island feat Jimmy from Senegal goes viral!

voxpopmedia — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:48:15 +0000

At the end of last week Rory & the Island uploaded the video ‘Jimmy’s Winning Matches’ to YouTube. The video, a tribute to Jim McGuinness and the Donegal football team, features Jimmy Barry Murphy from Senegal who was the inspiration for the original track ‘Jimmy Selling Watches’.

The video has since gone viral with over 60,000 views in less than four days.

Surely this will be an anthem for fans as Donegal face Cork in the All Ireland semi-final at Croke Park on Sunday 26th of August.

Check out the video for the original ‘Jimmy Selling Watches’ here:

Rory & the Island UK Release

voxpopmedia — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:18:34 +0000

Rory and the Island has just just released the single ‘Champagne Lifestyle on Coca Cola Wages’ in the UK. This is Rory’s debut UK release.

Watch the video below and request the song on your favourite UK radio station!

Rory and the Island will soon be announcing details of a UK and Ireland tour for October and November.

The physical album ‘Auntie Depressant & Uncle Hope’ is available to buy here and at all good record stores.

‘Champagne Lifestyle on Coca Cola Wages’ is available from iTunes now.