Music
Our music culture has taken the world by storm
Our lively music scene is world famous. With names such as U2, The Script, The Dubliners, The Frames, and many others, Dublin’s contribution to the world of music has been significant. From Phoenix Park to Glendalough, music is an integral part of the character of our fair city.
Throughout Dublin, you can hear the sounds of all types of music – traditional Irish music and folk tunes, rock and even heavy metal. Whether in Dublin’s inviting pubs or along scenic Grafton Street, our musical performers entertain patrons and passersby with the sounds of traditional and contemporary music and song. So rich is the city’s music scene that it was depicted in two films, The Commitments (1991) and Once (2006). Like so many of Dublin’s musicians, The Frames band member Glen Hansard began his career as a street performer in Dublin and also appeared in The Commitments. He also won an Academy Award for writing Once soundtrack song, ‘Falling Slowly’.