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Chordblossom Presents Kickstart 2016
2015 was an extremely busy year for Chordblossom as we worked even harder to promote musicians from Northern Ireland. 2016 is barely a few weeks old but we are keen to keep that momentum going and...
View ArticleKickstart 2016 – Shortlist
This year we received over 90 entries to our Kickstart competition which is quite frankly astounding. What made it even more special was that a lot of the bands or musicians were new to us and the...
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Win: Tickets to Emerald Armada’s St Patrick’s Day Show
For most Northern Irish music fans St Patrick’s Day in recent years has usually involved heading down to whichever venue, The Emerald Armada have taken over. The highlight was undoubtedly last years...
View ArticleBrand New Friend Win Kickstart 2016
Over 90 musicians & bands from Northern Ireland entered the competition back in January and through a series of judging panels, the huge number of quality entrants was whittled down to just four....
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Chordblossom Presents Kickstart 2017
We are pleased to announce that our highly anticipated competition for local bands and musicians across Northern Ireland is returning for 2017. As usual, we will be offering the eventual winner of the...
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Chordblossom Presents: Kickstart 2018
We are announcing a little later than normal but we are delighted to confirm the return of our Kickstart competition for 2018. As ever our focus is on giving bands and musicians from across Northern...
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Chordblossom Presents: Kickstart 2019
We hope the phrase better late than never will come to mind as we announce Kickstart 2019. For a variety of reasons we toyed with the idea of putting the Kickstart programme on hold for a year....
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Chordblossom Presents: Kickstart 2022
It was a difficult decision not to run Kickstart in 2020 and 2021 with the competition being an ever present feature in our ten year history. But the pandemic with all its challenges and restrictions...
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Chordblossom Presents: Kickstart 2023
Our Kickstart competition always brings us a lot of joy and the 2022 edition was no different. We discovered some wonderful hidden gems and watched on like proud parents as Heart Shaped and Susi Pagel...
View ArticleKickstart 2023: Shortlist
We are down to the final stage of the 2023 edition of our Kickstart competition. We had an incredible longlist of twenty artists and our external panel of music industry experts have spent the last...
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