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Colm O’Herlihy: The Corkman making waves in Iceland s cool music scene
The small Nordic nation has long been punching above its weight on the international music scene, and now has an Irish man helping to get further recognition for its home-grown acts
Colm O Herlihy and his business parter, Icelandic composer Atli Orvarsson. Picture: Juliette Rowland
Thu, 04 Feb, 2021 - 16:45
Mike McGrath Bryan
On a Zoom call from Reykjavik, Colm O’Herlihy shares stories from the trenches of late-2000s Cork music. Having done his time playing in indie bands, working as a session performer, managing labels, and booking tours for the like of Chelsea Crowell and alt-rock legend Grant Hart, opportunity came the Corkman s way by a chance meeting while on the road at a festival.