If you remember recently we had the wonderful I HAVE A TRIBE open for Villagers in Castlebar.
Born in Dublin and now residing in Louisburgh Co Mayo I HAVE A TRIBE is no stranger to the stage.
Track of the Day: I HAVE A TRIBE releases new track ‘Teddy’s Song’
Irishman Patrick O’Laoghaire’s home for his piano-driven songs, conjures up a commitment at once both personal and universal. Described as one of Ireland’s “most exceptional musicians” by the Irish Times, O’Laoghaire performs at the piano with improvised set lists and often changing arrangements.
There is an elemental, instinctive nature to his work. He has toured with and opened for Anna Calvi, Lisa Hannigan and Villagers, and was invited to take part in the People festival (curated by Bon Iver) where he collaborated with This is the Kit, Feist, Little Scream and Damien Rice.
Music can hold the intention and dreams of the artist, their view on the world and their place in it. It seems O’Laoghaire has translated his everyday engagement with life into his music. It is quite full of references to birds, land, light, water, love. The light that comes through the window in Songbirds, the waves beneath the currach in Samson, the mountains in Changing of the Guard. There is a timelessness in their delivery that reaches back to somewhere distant and at the same time, lands in the now: “I saw this written in the scriptures – I saw this written in your face.”
Check out Teddy’s Song streaming on Spotify now