The Soft Animal by Nocturnes

I am very pleased to announce that Urchin Music in conjunction with Bluestack Records will release Nocturnes' 'The Soft Animal' on July 29th. We've been putting together a run of shows for over the coming months which we'll announce here shortly. In the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered over here.

Rehearsal Flickers | April

Video for The Antler

Recording Nocturnes [ongoing]

Nearing the end of recording my next album which by released as 'Nocturnes' and will be entitled 'The Soft Animal'. Here's a snippet of Christian Volkmann preparing to record a harmonica track for a song called 'On The Mississippi'. 

Architect

This amazing video is a portrait of my father Páraic and was created by my brother Kevin. I composed the music for it, a piece called 'Fireweight'. 

Recording at Asta Kalapa (Nocturnes)

Live Collection (2015)

Hi folks, here is more loot from my recent show with Enda Reilly at St. Finian's Church in February. Recorded by Enda Roche. (P.S. supporting Enda again in Dublin Unitarian Church on Friday 15th May

Video for Ag Ol, ag Ol ag an Garbhóg

I wrote this song with Enda Reilly a few years ago. Sitting overlooking Sligo from Knocknarea Mountain I was struck by the county's beauty. That in itself is not something particularly rare or uncommon, the landscape being so stunning, but on this occasion I felt connected to the past and to the many who had shared the same feeling I was experiencing. From Knocknarea I could see the Garavogue, the river on which Sligo is built. It became a song about memory and how strongly we can feel a sense of connection to a place.

Audio: Enda Roche, Video: Laura Mu

St Finian's w/ Enda Reilly (Part II) Feb 28th

Nighthawks 07.02.2015

Here's a grainy little clip from our appearance at Cobalt Café for Nighthawks recently. 

A smoky fire flickered in the back garden outside the stately Georgian building on North Great George's Street. A full and attentive audience within. So great to play some of the old songs from Busy Whisper & In Movement. 

Well done Stephen Kennedy for keeping the flame alive. Well done all promoter types for keeping it alive.