Folk Roots Radio Episode 582: feat. Colm Gavin – The 1992 Tapes & More New Releases

May 28 2021

We’re off to Ireland on Episode 582 of Folk Roots Radio to meet emerging singer-songwriter Colm Gavin. Colm Gavin landed on our radar in 2018 after the release of his excellent second album, 2016’s “A Voice For The Urban Darlings”. He is now getting ready to release a new solo piano E.P., “The 1992 Tapes”. The two new songs that Colm shared with us from that project are quite brilliant. A talented songwriter, it was great to be able to talk to him about his music. As always, we wrap up the episode with more new releases, and this time around we hear from A Choir Of Ghosts, Bryce Thomas, String Bone, Bùmarang, the august arrival, Martha Wainwright, Olivia Castriota and Reid Zoé. Check out the full playlist below.

Interview

Signed to BEO records, which was established by Moya Brennan (Clannad) and her team, Colm Gavin has released two albums so far: “Your Endless Slumber EP” (2014) and “A Voice For The Urban Darlings” (2016) which both topped the charts on their first release in his native Ireland. Colm is now making in-roads into the North American market and has received airplay on more than 50 radio stations across the US and Canada.

In 2020, Colm Gavin was part of the Superior Sessions recorded at Thornton Pianos in Dublin where he recorded the two new songs we play this episode. His new piano driven solo EP, “The 1992 Tapes”, will be released later this year.

Colm Gavin is currently co-writing with Charlie McGettigan, one of Ireland’s most beloved songwriters. Charlie and Paul Harrington wrote and performed “Rock ‘n’ Roll Kids”, the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994.

Check out Colm Gavin on Soundcloud at soundcloud.com/colm-gavin-official.

That’s all we have time for. Thanks to all the artists who share their music with us, and thank you for listening. We have lots of great music and interviews to bring you on future episodes.

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