We’re thrilled to welcome London based, alt-folk alchemist Seamus Fogarty to The Long Table on Thursday 22nd October!
The Irish born, London based singer-songwriter released his debut full-length ‘God Damn You Mountain’ on cult Scottish label Fence Records (King Creosote, Jon Hopkins) in 2012. This was swiftly followed by two critically acclaimed albums on Domino Records – 2017’s The Curious Hand (“magical amplified folk journeys through modern life” ★★★★★ – The Guardian) and 2020’s A Bag Of Eyes (“a gloriously trippy journey” – The Sunday Times) as well as an EP, Hee Haw on Lost Map Records in 2023.
His latest album, Ships is packed with poignant and funny slice-of-life vignettes touching on everything from Geoffrey Chaucer to DIY coffins, and existing in a sonic realm where songs and stories coexist peacefully with fragmentary electronics, drones and field recordings. It’s his most expansive and uplifting collection of music to date and has received wide support across BBC6Music, from the likes of Cillian Murphy ('one of my favourite artists around at the moment') as well as from Uncut (8/10), Analogue Trash, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Scotland, BBC Ulster, BBC Wales, Radio X, RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2FM and more.
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“JUST BRILLIANT” – CILLIAN MURPHY, BBC 6 MUSIC
“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
“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” – IRISH TIMES
This is going to be a really special evening and we can’t wait. Book your space at the link below and we’ll see you there!