Music I like | Davy Sims

Dej še’n litro

October 16, 2016

Dej še’n litro – the name does not translate well in Bing or Google translators. Actually it translates as nonsense, which is probably appropriate. At...

The Bottom Line and Across The Line at 30

September 5, 2016

There is a playlist that goes with this posting – please feel free to add to it. In April 1986 I left Downtown Radio. I...

Brexit and the Creative Industries: a perspective from Ireland

July 4, 2016

I don’t intend discussing Brexit, but I offer this link to anyone interested in listening. How might musicians and Film and TV makers be affected...

Patetico: from Slovenia and cooler than the Sava during the spring thaw

July 4, 2016

I found this band and album by jumping from link to link, suggestion to suggestion. starting with Laibach, through to Melodrom and the next step...

Here’s to Stuart Bailie the man who made Oh Yeah

June 24, 2016

Stuart Bailie the founding father of Belfast's Oh Yeah centre hands over to a new CEO. Oh Yeah is a unique place were music...

Dupain: From Marseilles, “Occitan” and “Celtique” music mixed with electronics and noise

June 19, 2016

It is not easy to find information (in English) about Dupain. In my continuing search to find really interesting music that I've not heard before,...

Lila Downs: traditional Mexican and native Mesoamerican music

May 27, 2016

I really am catching up on music I missed sometime over the last 20 years. This week Lila Downs, her album Balas y Chocolate has...

Astor Piazzolla: The man who revolutionised the Tango

May 22, 2016

I came by Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla by chance. Last year I was given a private recording of the SFK Youth Orchestra performing at the Bled...

Wire: Another band celebrating 40 years

May 20, 2016

And I was playing their early work in the early 1980s. Nocturnal Koreans is a mini album of 8 tracks which I've been listening to...

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu: Songs from North Australia in Yolŋu

May 20, 2016

A news story in the Guardian sent me off to find out about Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu. Maybe you have already heard his music – as...

Abavuki: Jazz from South Africa’s Cape

May 19, 2016

I love Abavuki. They are the most energetic band I have ever seen. The Marimba led multi-instrumentalists change the stage line-up through their performance....

Mariza: Fado singer from Portugal

May 19, 2016

So today to my surprise and delight I have been listening to Mariza and in particular her new album Mundo. ...

MP3 or not MP3 that is the question

February 4, 2012

Cheesy headline – sorry. So, MP3 music files are more convenient. More convenient for the user – easily available online through music distributors such as iTunes...