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WEXFORD’S MUSIC SCENE

CORNERBOY

Musician and lead vocalist of acts touring internationally, signing
the band Cornerboy, Michael record deals as well as playing at
D’Arcy met up with a group major festivals. “It’s great to see
of contemporary Wexford such success and variety and the list
musicians, Wallis Bird, Liam is endless; Wallis Bird, Basciville,
Bates and Basciville to gain an Clive Barnes, Kevin Lawlor, The
insight into the music scene in Man Whom, Paul Creane, The
Wexford and how it is shaping Ocelots, Wolff, Frankenstein
their musical direction. Bolts…. We hear Cry Before Dawn
may be making a return too.”
Michael says, “As I speak with
Wallis, Liam and Basciville, In 2017 Cornerboy were touring
Cornerboy is sitting in a green room North America and more recently
in Volendam in the Netherlands by their own admission, they’ve
waiting to go on stage. From locked themselves away to write and
Cornerboy’s perspective, the current record their next single. Michael
Wexford music scene is as strong as says, “Hopefully our debut album
it’s ever been, with many Wexford will follow early next year.”
Cornerboy

WALLIS BIRD

Wallis Bird is a singer and throughout Wallis Bird’s work,
songwriter with global appeal. being the most recent title of her
Wallis has released five studio fifth album. “Physically, home
albums, including Architect in is where my parents and my
2014 and most recently, Home in partner are, along with my own
2016. Speaking about her native self confidence. Creatively, this
Enniscorthy with its storied past year, I’ve loved simply being in
- rebellion ... identity - perhaps my home – which is my house
it’s something the young Wallis in Berlin: doing the dishes, then
empathised with. “One thing sitting in front of my piano,
that I noted about Enniscorthy taking a walk, going for a swim,
from a very young age was that it and I’ve found great wealth in
is an important town,” says Bird. that.”
“People speak with a serious tone Wallis says there is much she
about Enniscorthy; courageous
‘‘ People speak with a walks of life came from here “There is lots I want to do, but
wants to achieve in music,
and memorable people from all
three things I have clearly on my
and to here for their inspiration.
bucket list include: starting a few
And they are welcomed and
serious tone about
bands where I’m not the front
encouraged by the town, which
album called Love and Fear; and
known all over Ireland is known all over Ireland for its woman; finishing an instrumental
beauty and its deeply intense past.
taking a sabbatical from my own
for its beauty and its It’s a very proud town, and so it work to produce records for other
should be.”
deeply intense past. The word ‘home’ holds strong artists for a couple years.”
metaphoric significance Exciting times for Wallis!
Wallis Bird
Enniscorthy... which is ‘‘

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