with Johnny Taylor on piano and Graham Heaney on Double bass

“Meticulously executed soul/jazz… Burning Rome sizzles from start to end”. - Tony Clayton-Lea, The Irish Times

Danny Groenland is a soul singer, songwriter & flautist, making music for the feet and for the mind. His songs blend a love of melody from The Beatles, social themes from Marvin Gaye & Curtis Mayfield and an obsession with all things D'Angelo. Playing with a team of top jazz and funk players, Groenland specialises in warm vocal harmonies, flute improvisation, conscious lyrics and positive grooves.

A father of two, Danny has remained completely independent, releasing 3 albums, 2 EPs and several collaborative singles. Album #3 ‘burning rome’ is out now.

Debut LP 'Love Joints' was released in late 2014 on Hipdrop Records to positive acclaim. Single ‘Sweet Lies’ has 450k plays on Spotify to date. Single 'Believing' feat. Grainne McCarthy is out now has 350k streams on Spotify to date. 'Say When' feat. French R'nB singer Osmojam was released in late 2018 - both tracks were added to RTE’s recommended playlist and received considerable national airplay. ‘Time the Healer’ feat. Fehdah & Zaska came out late 2019. Slow jam D.A.R.L.I.N.G. feat. Tolü Makay x Jamel Franklin was released in July 2020.

2021 brought the release of second album 'The Lookout', featuring several standout guest singers and musicians, and EP Ceol for the Soul, a tribute to the classic Irish songs, came out in October 2021. The group launched the burning rome album live in the Sugar Club in May 2025. 2026 brought new opportunities including an invitation to represent Ireland at WorldFest, Saarang in India, and singing ‘chip in’ to a full National Concert Hall, Dublin, backed by the National Symphony Orchestra.

The Backroom

Doors 3.00pm, music at 3.30pm

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