Making It In Music Heather

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.