Local Selection 292: Aoife Nic Canna

This week’s contribution showcases one of Ireland’s longest-serving DJs, as we host Dublin-based DJ Aoife Nic Canna to the series. Lock in for the next hour as she exhibits her slick selections and effortless technique throughout.

For our latest iteration of the Local Selection, we welcome a legendary Irish vinyl DJ, Aoife Nic Canna to the series. Her contribution acts as the 292nd edition, where she sifts through her library, sharing various old school deep cuts in house and adjacent genres. A range of soft, elegant and warm selections can be heard over the course of the recording. Ideal listening for this glum Wednesday.

Aoife has established a significant legacy during her 30+ years as a DJ. Acting as a central force in the Irish dance music scene since its first moves in the early 1990’s. She was a founding member of the seminal Horny Organ Tribe. Dubbed the ‘first lady of Irish house’, she earned regular appearances at culture-defining nights and institutions like Cork’s Mór Disco, Dublin’s Temple of Sound, and Manchester’s Hacienda.

Continuing to hold several residencies across Ireland over her expansive career, she has, since Covid lifted, returned to playing regularly across Dublin in particular. Some notable venues include Connollys of Leap, Opium, Hen’s Teeth, Izakaya, The Bernard Shaw and Pawn Shop. Some other accolades include support for Inner City, spinning at Ealú le Grá and Paradise Lost in Ibiza, Carl Cox for District 8 and perhaps the biggest of all, supporting Soft Cell and OMD at St. Anne’s Park to an audience of 20,000 people.

Alongside DJing, in 2012 Aoife created and produced a six-part documentary on Irish club history called ‘Folklore from the Dancefloor’. Listen here.

This hour-long recording emits a metaphorical sense of fresh air, as Aoife shares a range of lesser-heard tunes with us for this edition. Fragments of punchy house tracks, some acid and slightly progressive, emotive selections in this mix, hitting all the right notes. Fortunately, Aoife has been so kind to share the tracklist for this mix with us. You can keep up to date with her here.

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Tracklist:

Fresh and Low – Going Away

Furry Phreaks feat Terra Deva – Want me (like water)

Pollyn – Too Late to Change the Past (Moodymann remix)

ANDRE VII – I Wonder

Murk – Outta Limits Vocal Dub

Liberty City – Some Loving – Give me some dub

London Grammar – Sights – (Dennis Ferrer Remix)

Lips01 – Pressure – Adesse versions

MR G – In Gratitude (New Moon Mix)

Omar S feat Divini- Games That We Play

Local Selection 292: Aoife Nic Canna

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