Cormac O Caoimh Music

“One day or another, Cormac O Caoimh will be unanimously considered one of the greatest melodists in the history of pop-music” - Le Village Pop “Acoustic Gems from the Cork singer-songwriter. Each song superglues to the memory " **** Mojo Magazine **** "There are echoes of terrific songwriters here – the likes of Lloyd Cole, Paul Simon, Eels’ Mark E Everett, and Prefab Sprout’s Paddy McAloon filter through – but O Caoimh’s personalized worldview makes the material his own" - The Irish Times "There is true magic here" - Folk Words  Cormac launched his 6th solo album (Where The World Begins) October 27th His new album and previous album were both album of the week on RTE Radio 1 and Marty in the Morning on Lyric fm and many many more.He has had over 15 songs on the RTE Recommends list the past few years reaching over 10 million listeners on Irish radio. Album Of The Week – Marty Recommends, Lyric FM Album Of The Week – RTE Radio 1 Album Of The Week – The David Dee Moore Show album of the month – Tommy Keyes, Downda Road Radio Album of the week – Martin Bridgeman, KCLRfm Album of the week – Charlie McGettigan Shannonside FM & Northern Sound Album Of The Week – Paul Cullen , Charity Radio Cormac's intimate vocals, magical melodies and exquisite guitar playing has always attracted very favourable appeal to critics (with Mojo, The Irish Times, HotPress, R2, Americana UK, OndaRock in Italy and many more) always quick to point to his unique style as well as comparisons to acts varying from the dreamy pop of The Go Betweens, Badly Drawn Boy, Elliott Smith and Prefab Sprout to the introspective and more folk-oriented Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen and Paul Simon. 2020’s ‘Swim Crawl Walk Run’ which spawned 6 singles, entered the official IRMA charts on its release, got to no.1 in the IRMA Independent charts and ended up in the top 20 selling Irish albums for that year And he is currently embarking on a gig a month forever tour. Here are what people are saying about the new album: “such a fantastic album - the best he's made to date - so lucious and gentle and warm - tugs at the heart-strings.,,stay calm is an anthem for our times - I'm so touched by the songs and the sounds – beautiful!” - Donal Scanell, Director Ireland In Music & Tradfest TV. “Right from the start of Le Village Pop, we were saying loud and clear that Cormac O Caoimh was one of the greatest melodists in the history of pop music ... The arrival of his sixth album, Where The World Begins, will only confirm this, but now it's time to simply praise the greatness of his songwriting ... this album continues to bring home to the world the miracle of creation with the sweetest, most enlightening pop songs imaginable. And even if melancholy often lurks in the world of Cormac O Caoimh, it will be said that the light will always be close at hand... .. And "A Good Place For you" is without doubt the most beautiful song of the year ... A place for everyone, we still dare to believe ... Enjoy !” - Le Village Pop “I just feel this is his most personal & cohesive work so far. So many people will identify with the writing even if it doesn’t exactly mirror their own situation.. We all have something going on in the background that causes us concern… the songs are thought provoking & soothing at the same time. Definitely his finest work so far” - Noel Casey Dublin City Fm  “Cormac's new album is an absolutely powerful piece of work. I'm honoured to be playing on it but it's the songs that are so compelling and important. It's beautiful, heart breaking, shocking, hopeful, life-affirming and everything in between all those. It's enlightening in every way and it's one of the most brilliant things I've ever heard” - Martin Leahy  “I played 6 tracks from Cormac's new album because its great ..next Monday I'll do it again..such a rich depth of storytelling in the work, inspiring stuff as always!" -Dermot Lambert 2Xm “He is a great writer..He is very fine. He really is..There isn't a bad track on it. Absolutley brilliant” -Marty Whelan Lyric fm “it's a f**cking cracker” - Pete Holidai Trouble Pilgrims/Dublin city fm “What Pete said” - Bren Lynott Trouble Pilgrims/Dublin city fm “This new album is Cormac O Caoimh's sixth and we dare say that it is his best work to date” - Rootstime.be `Where The World Begins` is a challenging but ultimately rewarding listen and reflects some brutally honest inner thoughts and fears. `Where The World Begins` has emotions that move from helplessness and vulnerability to realise a real upbeat and optimistic conclusion. 9/10 – Maximum Volume Cormac O Caoimh‘s ‘Where The World Begins‘ is a hugely personal album, some full of heartbreak, others full of joy.Atmospheric and, at times, dreamlike, striking a chord with anyone who shares his experience and hopefully opening the hearts and minds of those who don’t.  “Where The World Begins” is deeply personal and quite wonderful. - Folk Radio UK “In line with its beautiful predecessors” - Music That Needs Attention