Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock. Formed in 1985 in Dublin, they started as street performers. Their first album, People (1988), was the most successful debut album in Irish history, reaching No. 1 in Ireland and No. 2 in the UK. After two more albums and extensive touring, the group separated in 1994. Since getting back together in 1998, the band members have been sporadically issuing new songs and touring, but also pursuing solo careers.
Hothouse Flowers playing at Bumbershoot 2005
Ó Maonlaí during a performance with Hothouse Flowers, 7 June 1990
Image: The Grand Tour opening scene shoot (30963611671)
Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.
The bodhrán, a traditional Irish drum.
A 16th century Irish Warpipe player
A traditional music session, known in some circles in Irish as a seisiún, a word invented in the 1990s.
Anúna.