I’ve been remembering the freedom and spontaneity of those nights and the thrill and magic of someone creating music in front of you – though, I’m an anxious enough person that I’m not in a rush to go back to it all until I know it will be safe.Īnyway, all of this is to say, I still keep tabs on the Irish music scene, and I’ve been super excited about Limerick-by-way-of-Zambia rapper Denise Chaila. This week marks one year since I last saw live music, having spent years generally going to a gig a week. ![]() It feels weird thinking about that time now. I’d go from gig to gig – often alone – and consistently meet local musicians cheering each other on, or hanging out together soaking up international artists. I think I was lucky for that to be my starting place, because the Irish music scene felt like such a community. I was a student in Dublin, and began writing for local music magazines so I could get free gig tickets. ![]() I started out my music journalism career in Ireland.
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