As a person who plays bass and sings with a band, im interested in seeing what the demographic is for following live entertainment, not just in Ireland, but further afield in other countries (hence this poll will also be in the internationals).... In my opinion, its getting harder to get people interested in live music with the onset of digital music and entertainment on demand... I started performing in the midd 90s just before the proliferation of mp3 and digitised music, going out to be entertained was a part of weekend life for the under 40s (during that time), 20 years on i believe the live music business is all but run its course as music has become 'disposable' through lowest common denominator appeal and the ease of availability.... I would say, there have been many nights out where i have seen two excellent bands on one billing, and entry has been free, and i can also say, the take (pay) for the bands in no way reflects their worth.... Have your say....
About_Blank: As a person who plays bass and sings with a band, im interested in seeing what the demographic is for following live entertainment, not just in Ireland, but further afield in other countries (hence this poll will also be in the internationals).... In my opinion, its getting harder to get people interested in live music with the onset of digital music and entertainment on demand... I started performing in the midd 90s just before the proliferation of mp3 and digitised music, going out to be entertained was a part of weekend life for the under 40s (during that time), 20 years on i believe the live music business is all but run its course as music has become 'disposable' through lowest common denominator appeal and the ease of availability.... I would say, there have been many nights out where i have seen two excellent bands on one billing, and entry has been free, and i can also say, the take (pay) for the bands in no way reflects their worth.... Have your say....
Hi L, I like all kinds of music and love to dance - problem is, my friends feel to old for hopping around on a dance floor. I don't.
There isn't that much life music in Germany as there is here, we would have bands on bigger occasions like the local "Kirmes" in marquis with a couple of hundred people attending, but nothing like a trad session in an Irish pub. This is something I like and my family enjoys, too, when coming over.
KNenagh: Hi L, I like all kinds of music and love to dance - problem is, my friends feel to old for hopping around on a dance floor. I don't.
There isn't that much life music in Germany as there is here, we would have bands on bigger occasions like the local "Kirmes" in marquis with a couple of hundred people attending, but nothing like a trad session in an Irish pub. This is something I like and my family enjoys, too, when coming over.
Hi K...
Irish traditional music will live forever, partly as its ingrained into the irish psyche and young people lock into its cultural and historic significance, and i dont have the slightest problem with that, kids right through to people in their 80s and 90s embrace trad music, and from the appreciation of music standpoint thats only good... My own point is I believe music has become a very disposable commodity, and this saddens me somewhat, as i remember when music really was the 'revolution', it was the thing your parents 'didnt get', it was then what social media is now, a kind of 'our thing', and it was real world sociability and involvement... In the words of John Lennon, "you might say im a dreamer, but im not the only one"....
As for the things "parents didn't get" - it might be used as a type of rebellion when you were young and living with your parents, kinda not necessary once you're not living with them anymore.
Music might have been a way of "expressing" myself when I was younger, but I use other ways for that these days.
About_Blank: As a person who plays bass and sings with a band, im interested in seeing what the demographic is for following live entertainment, not just in Ireland, but further afield in other countries (hence this poll will also be in the internationals).... In my opinion, its getting harder to get people interested in live music with the onset of digital music and entertainment on demand... I started performing in the midd 90s just before the proliferation of mp3 and digitised music, going out to be entertained was a part of weekend life for the under 40s (during that time), 20 years on i believe the live music business is all but run its course as music has become 'disposable' through lowest common denominator appeal and the ease of availability.... I would say, there have been many nights out where i have seen two excellent bands on one billing, and entry has been free, and i can also say, the take (pay) for the bands in no way reflects their worth.... Have your say....
well I grew up listing to ballads was great in seventies some great enterenairs but when nit comes to dancing I thinks the dj is best provided he cateres for all nice dancing lively music not that bang bang and just beat thinks its terrible did go to a disco lately was great never even heard one of the songs before not really songs but loud beat was enjoyable to
There are lots of bands live bands out there gigging away making their own great sounds in their bedrooms on guitars or in garages banging on the drums, but I don't hear them as much,
My brother used to work in whelans bar in Wexford street in his days of barman and he said the live bands that played there were brilliant,and even in my home town we would have live bands that played in a pub imperial bar which was well noted for good upcoming bands stating out,
Wexford arts centre used to have bands playing each week too,,phil Lynot used to visit on occasion .
There will be live bands playing here in marque on the Wexford quay here during opera festival...they are out there it's just the mainstream music makes it through its like a TV dinner compared to home cooked .
There is a very vibrant live-music scene in Cork, which I love. It is definitely a very eclectic mix too, from Irish Trad to Conglese souks to Guadeloupan reggae! I would often go to a gig if I were interested, or curious , about a new type of music or band. Nothing recorded will ever replace the atmosphere of a live gig
About_Blank: As a person who plays bass and sings with a band, im interested in seeing what the demographic is for following live entertainment, not just in Ireland, but further afield in other countries (hence this poll will also be in the internationals).... In my opinion, its getting harder to get people interested in live music with the onset of digital music and entertainment on demand... I started performing in the midd 90s just before the proliferation of mp3 and digitised music, going out to be entertained was a part of weekend life for the under 40s (during that time), 20 years on i believe the live music business is all but run its course as music has become 'disposable' through lowest common denominator appeal and the ease of availability.... I would say, there have been many nights out where i have seen two excellent bands on one billing, and entry has been free, and i can also say, the take (pay) for the bands in no way reflects their worth.... Have your say....
I picked DJ, but, Even within my own 15 years or so, out and about, that scene has practically disappeared in this country. God be with the days of Switch Night Club, Temple Theatre, and a few other great places where you could have a bit of a rave.
Blank i can't vote (not that I don't want to) it's just you covered live music twice and both get my vote... I've seen some great live bands and I've also seen some excellent solo artists (generally a simple acoustic set)..
As several posters have said there is something about the energy a live set produces that can't be found on wax (or mp3's)....
thanks for your input folks, looking at the vote breakdowm, even though only 12 people have voted, its evedent at the moment that live bands are more popular with men over 41 years of age and women, if were to take the poll at face value are pretty ambivalent towards music as part of an evenings entertainment, thats not to suggest women dont like music, but rather that its not a reason to go and consciously seek it out....If im wrong here, speak out and let me know....
About_Blank: thanks for your input folks, looking at the vote breakdowm, even though only 12 people have voted, its evedent at the moment that live bands are more popular with men over 41 years of age and women, if were to take the poll at face value are pretty ambivalent towards music as part of an evenings entertainment, thats not to suggest women dont like music, but rather that its not a reason to go and consciously seek it out....If im wrong here, speak out and let me know....
i believe guinness were sponsoring bands in dublin anyway ( not sure about rest of ireland tonight) the 1 in 1 of the places i frequent was not too bad tonight
WadeWilson: i believe guinness were sponsoring bands in dublin anyway ( not sure about rest of ireland tonight) the 1 in 1 of the places i frequent was not too bad tonight
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Music night out....DJ or Band?....(Vote Below)
In my opinion, its getting harder to get people interested in live music with the onset of digital music and entertainment on demand...
I started performing in the midd 90s just before the proliferation of mp3 and digitised music, going out to be entertained was a part of weekend life for the under 40s (during that time), 20 years on i believe the live music business is all but run its course as music has become 'disposable' through lowest common denominator appeal and the ease of availability....
I would say, there have been many nights out where i have seen two excellent bands on one billing, and entry has been free, and i can also say, the take (pay) for the bands in no way reflects their worth....
Have your say....