Singer / Songwriter
He an artist he has travelled a long way both geographically and metaphorically â so it makes sense that Declan OâRourkeâs eighth album should be called Arrivals. The musician was born in Dublin, spent his childhood in the Australian town of Kyabram (as the title of his 2004 debut acknowledged) and he now resides in the Galway village of Kinvara.
Of course, OâRourkeâs âarrivalâ as an artist took place long before now. Over the years he has established himself as the quintessential songwriterâs songwriter, his work praised and covered by a multitude of big names, from Eddi Reader to Josh Groban to Christy Moore; Paul Weller famously cited his track Galileo as the song âhe wished heâd writtenâ. The link with Weller has endured ever since â so much so that the mod legend has produced this record, which was also recorded at Wellerâs Black Barn studio in Surrey during lockdown last year.