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Welcome to The Gospel Project, home of celebratory music!

What do we do? The Gospel Project is what you get if you cross a vocal harmony group with a band; Ireland’s only professional, stand-alone gospel ensemble, under the Musical Direction of Cathy McEvoy. We’re 6 multi-instrumentalists; 5 singers (3 female, 2 male) plus our piano player, with the vocalists also playing guitar, violin and percussion. Boasting experience, outstanding musicianship, and an unmistakable passion for the music we perform, The Gospel Project have been raising roofs around Ireland since 2004. As well as countless hotels, country houses and churches, some of those roofs have included; the National Concert Hall, Phoenix Park,The Sugar Club, The Button Factory, and the RDS! 

Our absolute speciality is wedding ceremonies – secular, religious, interfaith; you name it, we’ve done it! – but we provide outstanding celebratory music for every type of event. One of our couples once described us as ‘the perfect ceremony band’ and we thought it was such a spot-on way to convey what we do that we’ve borrowed the phrase ever since. So, we’re a ceremony band! Many people assume that upbeat music of the kind we provide isn’t an option for the ceremony part of their wedding, until they see us in action – which is why the overwhelming majority of our bookings come from people who’ve seen us at a previous wedding. Our unique, tailor-made vocal arrangements mean we can create gospel-style versions of almost any song, and the fact that we’re all multi-instrumentalists means that we can cater for classical, folk, bluegrass, jazz or rock tastes as well. And of course, wedding ceremonies are just one aspect of it; if you’re searching for a first-rate professional vocal ensemble for your celebration, party, product launch, client event, or indeed any occasion that calls for joyful music, then look no further.

We’re based in Dublin, but travel wherever the music demands.  One of this country’s finest vocal harmony groups, we are guaranteed to make any occasion unforgettable, if we say so ourselves. But we don’t just say so ourselves! See what some of our delighted customers have written about us here  

Right now, of course, it’s all about Christmas. Everybody’s wedding plans go on hold for the month of December! So don’t feel guilty about it, relax and enjoy the festive season, and be assured that we’ll be right here to help when you go into ‘organisation mode’ in January. Assuming you’re not on the naughty list, that is………

Though 2024 has been a quieter than usual year for weddings, and the Summer weather might not have been up to much, love was still very much in the air, with plenty of happy couples saying ‘I do’. We’ve been playing at wedding celebrations for just about 20 years now, and it’s a joy to see how wedding styles have changed during that time; nowadays, couples have so much choice regarding type of ceremony and location that every single wedding is different. And that’s absolutely fine with us! So this year we’ve raised roofs in churches, barns, country houses and gardens, presided over by priests, spiritualist celebrants and even family friends. Here’s a few wee glimpses……

Meanwhile, if you’re currently planning your wedding, you’ll definitely want to check out our exciting new video series where members of The Gospel Project share their top tips for choosing music for your ceremony, as well as personal favourites! Here’s Cathy, our Musical Director, with some suggestions to help you choose the song for the bridal entrance – 

And you’ll definitely want to check out some of our great ‘View from the gallery’ posts, where we go through everything from how much music to include in your ceremony, to when you should pick out your songs, to a few myth busters about ‘the rules’ on wedding music! Just a few of the gems of wisdom we’ve picked up since we blazed onto the wedding scene in 2004 – that’s almost two decades worth of ‘I do’s’!

So if you’re planning anything from a christening, to a retirement party, festival opening, or even the blessing of a tennis court, we’ve done it! We’ll be delighted to bring our unique brand of joyful music to your celebration, so if you think we might be the group to make yours a Happy Day, don’t hesitate to get in touch, we’re looking forward to hearing from you. 

Cathy + The Gospel Project team

.……..New single Heard You Call My Name now available from 

Back catalogue:

The Gospel Project’s  debut album, On the Outside, is  also available to buy at live gigs, from Tower Records, Road Records, and Sound Cellar (all in Dublin), as well as from CD Baby and iTunes:

‘On the Outside is well worth checking out. Superb soul vocals…. funky guitar…. uplifting ensemble singing. ‘Something so Wonderful’ (the Eleanor McEvoy co-write with Henry Priestman) here truly blossoms into a delicious example of the genre’
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