Fresh from releasing his first album in three years, Irish alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty plays the Róisín Dubh this Saturday, March 10 at 8pm.
Released in October 2023, his Hee Haw EP is Fogarty’s remarkable collection of songs and instrumentals that he has been working on and collecting over the last decade. The first single ‘They Recognised Him’ won high praise from a diverse range of DJs and personalities across the BBC, from Huw Stephens and Gideon Coe to Cillian Murphy.
His last album A Bag Of Eyes, was released on Domino Records at the end of 2020. His second album for Domino, it followed on from the success of 2017’s The Curious Hand, an album that was widely praised for its unique fusion of traditional and electronic instrumentation. He released his debut full-length God Damn You Mountain on cult Scottish label Fence Records in 2012.
Fogarty spent much of last year touring Britain and Ireland with Lisa O’Neill and has also appeared at many festivals including the main stage of Green Man, Eurosonic, Latitude, Electric Picnic, Cambridge Folk and Haldern Pop. He has appeared on Other Voices and recorded live sessions for Mark Radcliffe on his BBC Radio 2 show and Cerys Matthews on BBC 6Music.
Expect a live show that dips into numerous genres from krautrock to traditional balladry and everything in between; old songs and new, mixing conventional instrumentation with found sounds and live electronics, all fronted by Fogarty’s plaintive vocal and songwriting.
Tickets €16/€14 from www.roisindubh.net
