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BBC Radio 6 Music has been celebrating the music of Northern Ireland onHighlighting the grassroots music culture across the country, Deb Grant and Tom Ravenscroft heard from Bicep, Kneecap and Problem Patterns. Many of the artists celebrated the Irish scene as well as Northern Ireland, as they congregated in Belfast to celebrate the venues, scenes and characters who've helped define their music up to now.
"And the main reason was that it was very, very hard to recreate a lot of that analogue technosign with a laptop when we first began. "The fact that most of our records are from Ireland is a testament to our creative force in the world." “A fella is stuck in Fáinne Sídhe, a fairy ring - the vicious circle of going round and round, trying to find happiness at the end of a pint. The pub in Ireland is the epicentre of craic, is the epicentre of socialising for the young and old, and because of that you will get all walks of life in the pub.”
Shifting through records at Voodoo Soup the trio picked out some of their most-loved albums and artists, focusing especially on those who have used their music as a way of communicating beliefs.Self-taughtIt was only after moving to the city that her passion for electronic and dance music blossomed. But when it came to Irish bands and folk artists, they were the sounds of her childhood.
“I never thought that I could have a career in music. It wasn’t until I moved to Liverpool for university that I started creating my own club nights and booking other DJs to play… Then after a while I realised I can actually do this myself - so I taught myself how to DJ. I didn’t have a set of CDJs that I owned, so I would just get booked at certain events and learn on the fly. Eventually I got used to it and picked it up.
Known for their introspective lyrics and indie folk sound, Bridie told 6 Music the music scene in Derry was a 'safe foundation to fail on' and feels their vulnerability within their songs to be an outlet.
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