Girl from the Hills Blog

Kids Rocking Out in Cars

girlfromthehills — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:30:11 +0000

This will make you smile…love how kids just dance to the music….this is a compilation of some of the best YouTube clips.

Happiness is…. Calming the Baby Beast!

Musical Interlude: Dreaming by Smallpools

girlfromthehills — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:24:35 +0000

The world is in your palm now so take a breath now cause you have been selected

Another summer hit from LA-based band Smallpools. Love it! And god knows with the weather we’ve been having at least the music we can listen to will add some sunshine into our lives. Enjoy!

Time Lapse Dublin 2013

girlfromthehills — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:22:14 +0000

Dublin Time Lapse from Matthieu CHARDON on Vimeo.

This shows Dublin in a beautiful light even the Spire looks majestic! It was taken by a visitor, Matthieu Chardon, to our city last Autumn and captures some of the sights of the city in 9000 photos. Thank you Matthieu for the beautiful video of our city – it’s good to be reminded of its beauty. Enjoy!

Musical Interlude: Unconsolable by X Ambassadors

girlfromthehills — Fri, 17 May 2013 08:49:37 +0000

I hope we stay thick as thieves

Hailing from Brooklyn, meet X Ambassadors and their awesome tune ‘Unconsolable’. Love everything about it. Enjoy!

Musical Interlude: Across the Sea by Slow Skies

girlfromthehills — Thu, 16 May 2013 08:55:54 +0000

I’ve found the sky is always falling down

This is a beautiful song by Slow Skies mixing the beautiful vocal cords of Karen Sheridan with the production of Conal Herron. This is from their debut EP Silhouettes. They have just released their second EP Close. Enjoy!

Musical Interlude: Space Oddity

girlfromthehills — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:24:46 +0000

Ground Control to Major Tom

A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Most excellent. Enjoy!

Musical Interlude: Radioactive by Imagine Dragons

girlfromthehills — Wed, 15 May 2013 08:25:08 +0000

Welcome to the new age

Love this song by Imagine Dragons - it’s currently on the ad for RTE Sport. The moral of the video appears to be ‘Never Ever mess with a Care Bear’! Enjoy!

Happy Monday

girlfromthehills — Mon, 13 May 2013 08:11:15 +0000

Things to make you smile…

And you think you’re bad at parallel parking?

#worldsworstparking Female tries to park her car, taking easily 30 mins altogether. This was filmed in Fitzroy Ave, Holylands, Belfast Co.Antrim. You have got to admire her determination to complete her task even if it took her all day and she had an audience!

Say it with Photos

Little Green Cars @ Vicar Street

girlfromthehills — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:47:54 +0000

What a phenomenal gig last night in Vicar Street! Little Green Cars deserve their success which is sure to follow them around. They are great musicians and beautiful harmonists. Just back from a tour around the USA starting in Austin, Texas, they were happy to be home and clearly delighted to be playing to a packed Vicar Street. With their first album, Absolute Zero barely released to rave reviews, it is exciting to see them doing so well. With support by Gypsies on the Autobahn, another Dublin-based band, who were also well received. The lead singer sounds a little like he’s on helium but it’s a pleasant sound.

By the time, Little Green Cars took to the stage, they steal your heart with powerful lyrics and beautiful harmonies. Faye possesses a strong voice that captivates the audience. With a mix of some well-known songs like ‘Harper Lee’, ‘The John Wayne Song’ and ‘Love Took Me Down to the River to Silence Me’ and a few of their newer tunes, they wowed the crowd and their time touring really showed as they are comfortable on stage and very tight as a band. The set really flowed from the more acapella, slower tunes to the upbeat, louder songs, I loved every minute. The encore was a slower, more intimate affair with the band appearing off-stage at the back of Vicar Street. They ended with ‘The Consequences of Not Sleeping’ inspired by Appleby’s father who was in the audience proudly looking on.

As The John Wayne song goes “It’s easy to fall in love, it’s easy to fall in love with you”, it most definitely is easy to fall in love with this band.

Musical Interlude: Sea of Love by The National

girlfromthehills — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:50:09 +0000

If I stay here trouble will find me

The National release their sixth studio album ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ on May 17th and I can’t wait. I have tickets to both of their live shows in Cork at Live at the Marquee on June 28th which is now sold out and November 10th 2013 in The O2, Dublin. Enjoy!