Lets face it Radio play is important. I think we have a strange situation in Ireland where we laud a number of DJ's as being the voice of Independent Irish Music - the types that take a punt on previously unheard of bands - however I'm not sure that we have them in the right order. Everybody will rattle off - Tom Dunne, Jenny Huston, Dave Fanning, Alison Curtis but I have to say I'm not sure that I agree - ok maybe Fanning but for what its worth I think they have been marketed well. How about:
Dan Hegarty
Edel Dooley
Colm O'Sullivan
Mike Knightson
Irish Music is supposed to take 20% of all of the radio stations plays - how they do it is by playing Westlife, Corrs, U2, Ronan Keating et al. A swizz if I ever heard one.
Your opinions are welcome.
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