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Made of Belfast and Northern Ireland

Emily Pilbeam is joined by BBC Introducing Northern Ireland's Taylor Johnson to celebrate Belfast and the north east. And a visit to the Oh Yeah Music Centre to find new bands.

Belfast is home to Snow Patrol, Ash, Bicep, Stiff Little Fingers and Van Morrison. It is a UNESCO City of Music. From punk to proms, trad to rock and right now lots of new bands to discover, music runs deep in the city and the whole of the north east coast. In this episode of City Soundtracks, Emily Pilbeam is joined by Taylor Johnson of BBC Introducing Northern Ireland. Taylor will be giving Emily top tips on upcoming bands and the unsung heroes of the region. And Taylor takes a trip to the Oh Yeah Music Centre in Belfast, the grassroots venue at the heart of the city's thriving indie music scene. Co-founded by Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, the Oh Yeah is named after the Ash song of the same name and was started to support music in the city. Today, the Oh Yeah curates the Sound of Belfast, the annual festival that shines a spotlight on the city’s music scene, and the Northern Ireland Music Prize, which honours the best of Northern Ireland’s musical talent.

It seems to be working. This episode features some of the great talent coming out of Belfast, from Joshua Burnside to Chalk, unsung hero AM Shanley to new bands Careerist and Reflect. Plus Snow Patrol, Van Morrison, Divine Comedy, Ash, Two Door Cinema Club, Duke Special and more.

Produced in Birmingham by True Thought Productions for BBC Radio 6 Music Indie Forever.

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Music Played

  • Snow Patrol

    Just Say Yes

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Stiff Little Fingers

    Alternative Ulster

    • Castle.

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    What You Know

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Kitsune France.
    • 1.

  • General Fiasco

    Ever So Shy

    • Dirty Hit.

  • Ash

    Girl From Mars

    • Smash Hits 3 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Therapy?

    Screamager

    • Marshall Records.

  • And So I Watch You From Afar

    Big Thinks Do Remarkable

    • Sargent House.

  • The Couth

    If You Go

    • Independent.

  • AM Shanley

    Gone, Gone (Gone)

    • Independent.

  • REFLECT

    Listen

    • Independent.

  • Joshua Burnside

    Whiskey Whiskey

    • Independent.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Setanta Songs.

  • Duke Special

    Freewheel

    • Mark On Wax.

  • Them

    Gloria

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Dea Matrona

    Red Button

    • INDEPENDANT.

  • More than Conquerors

    When The Well Runs Dry

    • SMALLTOWN AMERICA.

  • Girls Names

    Hypnotic Regression

    • Tough Love Records.

  • Careerist

    Negative One

    • Pizza Pizza Records.

  • Problem Patterns

    Who Do We Not Save?

  • Joshua Burnside

    It's Not Going To Be Okay

    • Independent.

  • The Undertones

    Teenage Kicks

    • Now That's What I Call An Era: Sound Of The Suburbs (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Chalk & Fears

    Bliss

    • Nice Swan.

  • exmagician

    Keep Your Nose Clean

    • Bella Union.

  • Enola Gay

    Sofa Surfing

    • enolagay1916.

  • Mojo Fury

    We Should Just Run Away

    • Graphite Records.

  • Cashier No.9

    Oh Pity

    • Bella Union.

  • Two Door Cinema Club

    Something Good Can Work

    • CD SINGLE.
    • KITSUNE.
    • 1.

Broadcasts

  • Tue 22 Sep 2026 20:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Next Thursday 20:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever