Made Marian: Oozing Crafty Goodness

I’ve been a long time fan of the Irish music scene, I was brought up on a strict trad diet so I’ve always loved that but when I was in college I developed a love for all things Irish Indie.  My favourite band has been The Frames since 2000 when I saw them live in the courtyard in UL.  Since then I have seen the Frames (or various members of the band in their solo gigs) more than twenty times.  If you were a fan of the Irish Music scene in the early 2000’s you couldn’t have escaped the wonderful O by Damien Rice.   Neither could you escape the amazing voice of Lisa Hannigan on that album.  So I was delighted to hear that Lisa was bringing out a solo album and you can imagine how delighted I was when i saw the album cover and website wallpaper which her mother knitted it for her.  I need to find out if there are awards for the most beautiful album cover ever because I think this is it.  This isn’t a music blog so I’m not going to review the album but Darragh has a great interview and review here. Oh, and I won tickets to see Lisa in UL next week through The Limerick Blogger so I can’t wait to see her.