Edition 01 · Northern Ireland

They're
from Bangor

Snow Patrol

Bangor (Gary Lightbody)

The band you can't stop playing turns out to be from your own town. Find out who came out of yours — Ballymoney, Bangor, Belfast or Birmingham.

Sound map of Northern Ireland

Tap a town to hear who came out of it.

Belfast

Van Morrison
Hyndford Street, East Belfast, is the childhood home name-checked in his songs.
Kaz Hawkins
Blues / Soul
Stiff Little Fingers
'Alternative Ulster' became a punk anthem of the Troubles.
Duke Special
Singer-Songwriter / Cabaret
Gary Moore
A statue of him stands outside the Strand Arts Centre in East Belfast.
Kneecap
Hip-Hop
Brian Kennedy
Pop / Folk
Ruby Murray
In 1955 she had five singles in the UK Top 20 in the same week.
Sir James Galway
Known worldwide as 'The Man with the Golden Flute'.
David Holmes
Scored Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven.
Bap Kennedy
Recorded his solo debut with Steve Earle producing.