Jack O' Rourke

Jack O' Rourke

Saturday, 15 July 2023, 8.00pm

“Easily one of the year’s best albums.” - Irish Times

Wild Place is Jack's first release since 2019's Ivory Towers and the first full album release since his acclaimed debut, Dreamcatcher, which entered the Irish Top 5. In the intervening years Jack has established himself as one of Ireland's finest songsmiths and a live favourite.

For the recording of Wild Place, during lockdown, Jack and his band based themselves in Triskel Christchurch in Cork and used the wonderful acoustics and Triskel's grand piano to great effect. The results are probably Jack's most endearing work to date - the songs emanating from a soulful and folk-inspired place.

Jack first came to prominence with his ode to misunderstood youth and growing up gay, ‘Silence’, became a torch song for the Irish Marriage Equality Referendum and won the Nashville Songwriting Competition (judges included Tom Waits and Bill Withers). Chosen as a 2019 headliner for Other Voices, Jack was featured prominently in the television series (most recently part of the Home special in December, featuring himself, Loah, Villagers and Denise Chaila). His collaboration, 'New Day' with electronic artist, Kormac has nearly 500,000 views for its award winning music video.

“O’Rourke is a vocalist of rare distinction. The album’s essence is to be found on Sea Swimming - a track that’s redolent of the sort of standards that Paul Brady delivered early in his career.”
- John Meagher, The Irish Independent

Saturday15th July 2023 @ 8pm (doors 7pm). Tickets (€25) can be booked at www.whaletheatre.ie or call the booking office on 01 2010550.

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Published by whaletheatre on 10 May 2023

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