Muireann Bradley
Prepare to be wowed by some Ballybofey blues!. Supernaturally gifted Donegal teen guitar prodigy Muireann Bradley is still only 17 but she sings and plays like a Delta blues old timer. She shot to prominence after her appearance on Jools Holland's Hootenanny programme on BBC on New Year's Eve 2023 and her performance of When The Levee Breaks on the Late Late Show last January made people really sit up and listen. She specializes in performing acoustic fingerpicking country and ragtime blues styles from the 1920s, 30s and 40s as well as later folk, country and Americana. Her acclaimed debut album I kept These Old Blues is now on its third pressing. Somewhere out there on some astral crossroads, Rory Gallagher is grinning proudly. AC
James Vincent McMorrow, Main Stage, Friday 2 August
Earlier in the week, the Dublin singer-songwriter said he is "beyond ready" to play live in Ireland again as he announced a national tour kicking off in November – and it sounds like his stint at ATN is going to be one hell of a warm-up.
Known for his eclectic and vulnerable lyrics, McMorrow recently released his seventh studio album Wide Open, Horses featuring the singles Never Gone, Give Up, Call Me Back, and Things We Tell Ourselves.
According to McMorrow, it’s the best and most important record he’s made.
With his signature vocals and charming stage presence, this is one act that is guaranteed to give you horsepower over the weekend. LD
The Murder Capital
Perhaps the most ferocious live act in Ireland right now, The Murder Capital make another very welcome festival appearance at ATM next weekend. Fronted by magnetic vocalist James McGovern, here is a band who leave it all on stage with open-hearted passion and pure catharsis. McGovern goes to extremes on stage and the band reach a hypnotic pitch of energy and ferocity as they locate moments of beauty amid the maelstrom. Their celebrated debut When I Have Fears (the title came from a poem by proto-Morrissey, John Keats) was a harrowing affair but on last year's cryptically titled follow-up Gigi’s Recovery, The Murder Capital seemed to be embracing the light. Expect tracks from both and maybe new material. You’ll be swept away. AC
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