On this episode, Dónal trawls through a significant bunch of homegrown releases in search of gold. Indicative of just how healthy a state Irish music is in 2022, he finds it aplenty.

There's a wide range of styles to admire and enjoy from Lisa O'Neill's glorious return with Old Note to Eoghan O Ceannabháin's singular sound on his stunning solo debut to fresh and invigorating releases from a slew of artists whose careers are in their embryonic stage like CoEx, Trick Mist, LOSHH and Oliveyolive. There's also time to marvel at the latest instrumental offerings from Jape and Natalia Byelis as well as some lyrical magic from Elaine Howley and Aoife Nessa Frances. Support the artists on Bandcamp: Elaine Howley https://touchsensitiverecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-distance-between-heart-and-mouth Lisa O'Neill https://lisa-oneill.bandcamp.com/album/all-of-this-is-chance Aoife Nessa Frances https://aoifenessafrances.bandcamp.com/album/protector Jape https://jape.bandcamp.com/album/9k-hi-vol-i LOSHH https://dontsleep.bandcamp.com/track/k-feat-obongjayar Oliveyolive https://soundcloud.com/oliveyolive/sets/life-of-colour-hyper-colour-pr?si=545717c351354716a5348d87ccdc1064&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Natalia Beylis https://nataliabeylis.bandcamp.com/album/love-in-a-mist-edible Trick Mist https://trickmist.bandcamp.com/album/the-hedge-maze-and-the-spade ///