About this Event
NIAMH REGAN
With her stunning 2024 release Come As You Are, Niamh Regan has cemented herself as one of Ireland’s most distinctive songwriters. Nominated for the RTÉ Choice Prize for Irish Album of the Year, Come As You Are is a masterwork of intimate storytelling, rich arrangements, and unflinching emotional honesty. The album marks a bold evolution from her debut Hemet (2020), which garnered nominations for the RTÉ Folk Awards and the Choice Music Prize.
Come As You Are, produced by Tommy McLaughlin/Attica Studios, is an album full of vulnerability and unflinching introspection. As the title suggests, it invites listeners to embrace their true selves, confronting personal doubts, complicated relationships, and questions about life's direction. Each track is a delicate balance of delicate folk instrumentation and expansive soundscapes.
Niamh Regan first caught the attention of listeners with her 2020 debut Hemet, a strikingly collection that showcased her gift for penning folk-tinged songs with emotional depth and reflective sincerity. That album paved the way for a whirlwind of performances across Ireland, the UK, Australia, and beyond. Opening for artists such as CMAT, Villagers, John Grant, SOAK, Patrick Watson, James Vincent McMorror, and Sam Amidon, Regan honed her live performance chops and began to embrace the joy and catharsis of sharing her music with a wider audience.
With Come As You Are, Regan's vision grew. She sought to create a richer, more expansive sound, inspired by artists like Julia Jacklin, Caroline Rose, and Wilco. The result is an album that feels both intimate and cinematic.
Niamh Regan has always been a storyteller at heart, and Come As You Are proves that her voice, both literal and musical, is one that demands attention.
With Come As You Are now available worldwide and the RTÉ Choice Prize nomination in the mix, 2025 is poised to be a banner year for Niamh Regan. Niamh continues to evolve as an artist, and there’s much more to come.
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DINTY CHILD & MARK ERELLI
Boston-based songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Dinty Child and Mark Erelli will perform together for their first Irish tour in January 2026.Their collaborative show features live renditions of their sixteen co-written songs, blending Erelli’s acclaimed singer-songwriter sensibility with the raucous musicianship Child has honed during his time with Session Americana. The performance offers a rare, up-close look at one of Boston’s most creative musical partnerships.
Their creative partnership began more than a decade ago at a songwriting retreat in New Hampshire on Lake Winnipesaukee, where they penned their first co-write, “Look Up.” The song—a lyrical meditation told through the perspectives of a janitor at the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo, and God—sparked an enduring creative alliance that now spans sixteen compositions. Over the years, their co-writes have appeared on both artists’ solo albums and as standalone singles. “We each perform several of our co-writes in our own concerts,” says Erelli, “but recently we realized that if we lined them all up back-to-back, we could play an entire show together.”
Their songs explore shared humanity with humor, warmth, and a sense of spiritual curiosity. The result is a blend of introspection and playfulness that reflects both artists’ unique styles—Erelli’s thoughtful storytelling and Child’s inventive musicianship as a founding member of Session Americana and the Chandler Travis Philharmonic.
“It’s not really a ‘show’ at all, per se,” Erelli admits. “It’s more like getting to eavesdrop on two friends sitting knee to knee, swapping stories, instruments, melodies, and harmonies.” While “Look Up” remains the emotional centerpiece, the evening will include several songs that have never been recorded or performed anywhere else.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The White Horse, The White Horse, Cork, Ireland
EUR 21.89 to EUR 24.54
