January ’25
Seamus Fogarty released his debut full-length ‘God Damn You Mountain’ on cult Scottish label Fence Records (King Creosote, Jon Hopkins) in 2012. His most recent release, the Hee Haw EP, was released on Lost Map Records at the end of 2023 with the lead single ‘They Recognised Him’ receiving high praise from a range of DJs and personalities across BBC 6Music and beyond, from Huw Stephens to Gideon Coe to Cillian Murphy (‘just brilliant’)
In between he released two albums on Domino Records, 2017’s ‘The Curious Hand’ and ‘A Bag of Eyes’ (2020), both critically acclaimed for their unique fusion of traditional and electronic instrumentation, combined with a fresh & unusual approach to songwriting and production
He has toured extensively around the UK, Ireland & Europe and has also appeared at many notable festivals including the main stage of Green Man, Eurosonic, Latitude, Electric Picnic, Mosely Folk & Haldern Pop. He has appeared on Other Voices and recorded live sessions for Mark Radcliffe on on BBC Radio 2 and Cerys Matthews on BBC 6Music. He will be performing a series of shows throughout March & April 2025 to celebrate the vinyl reissue of God Damn You Mountain on Lost Map Records
Press for past releases:
‘Magical journeys through fable and modern life and back again, often in the same song’
The Guardian *****
‘By turns gritty and poetic…a real original’ The Observer (UK) ****
‘Nestles beautifully at the point where the digital and analogue worlds collide’ The Skinny *****
‘Original, self-contained and unencumbered by the genre’ Mojo****
“The ghostly emotional wallop of the tunes will take your breath away” The Irish Times ****
Photo by Meli Richler
Any inquiries for a full press release should be directed to info@seamusfogarty.com
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Incidentally, this is where I grew up
And there was a time when this was my back garden
And now I live here
