Meet The Artist is a series of features with local creatives.
Whether you’re a musician, band, artist, photographer, stylist, designer, poet, author, director, crafter or working in any other part of the creative industry we’d love to hear from you.
Ever wondered what heavy riff-based music with a touch of expansive ambient rock sounds like? Now’s your chance! SX-70 from Belfast are Ethan Tohill (16), Saul Devlin (17), Matty Robb (16), Matthew Donaghy (16). They’re an indie band who don’t like labels and despite being still in their teens they’ve already made it onto the […]
If you haven’t heard of comedy harpist Ursula Burns you are seriously missing out. There’s one thing Belfast musician Ursula does well and that’s be memorable. In fact you’ll never forget hearing her at an event. Despite being best known for her hilarious harping, Ursula is also a fantastic composer. BAM writer Debbie Deboo caught
Late last year Belfast performer Sarai J, AKA SJ, released her debut single Wild & Free. Following on from her career as a dancer who has appeared in a number of television programmes, SJ took the leap and stepped into the recording studio. Now, as she grows in popularity, she’s already working on her follow
Singer songwriter Allison McGrath has come a long way from busking in Belfast city centre. The 46-year-old performer from Warrenpoint, Co Down is also a producer and is currently working on her forthcoming second album. BAM writer Debbie Deboo caught up with Allison: What genre / style do you create in? “Blues/Jazz/funk” What would you
When you meet Hayley Wylie there’s one thing you won’t be able to help yourself but to do…and that’s smile! And this colourful vibrance is absolutely centric to a lot of Hayley’s artwork. Full of vitality and life just being in her company can be an inspirational experience. Hailing from Lisburn, 34-year-old Hayley is not
Every now and then a band comes along that gives you a shiver down your spine. Runabay is one of them. Hailing from the glorious Glens of Antrim, their music is as beautiful as their setting. The six piece alt-folk band have gone from strength to strength in their short time on the scene, clocking
Musicians Chris and Tom may be relatively new to the scene in Northern Ireland but these talented young lads have a bright future ahead of them. Now both 16, Chris and Tom met at school and found a mutual interest in music and in 2015 they began busking in Belfast city centre. Get to know
