Ciaran Flynn

Artist Information

Biography

Ciaran Flynn is an Irish songwriter usually seen around the world with a guitar and a boarding pass.

The people and places that Ciaran encounters on his travels feature in a lot of his songs; his version of political and social commentary reflect intimate moments in his own life or adopt the circumstance of others close to him.

Musical influences come from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Andy Irvine, Woody Guthrie, Tom Paxton, Bruce Springsteen and Luke Kelly.

Though based in Dublin 's inner city, Ciaran can be found performing in Ireland, New York, Scandinavia, Scotland, England and beyond; all the time writing songs and dreaming up his next journey while leaving trails of critical acclaim and radio airplay in his wake.

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Instrumentation

Ciaran Flynn (songwriter, vocals, acoustic guitar)

Christophe Capewell (violin, piano, harmonica, Harmonica, vocals)

Discography

HalfLight (2003, Copyright Collection - 200 copies)
Page Two (2003, Copyright Collection - 200 copies)
New York Sessions (2005, 1000 copies)

Audio

• Stay The Night
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• Girl Living In New York City
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• Fabulous People
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Lyrics

• Stay The Night
• Girl Living In New York City
• Fabulous People

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Press

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  If, like us, you like your folk on the maudlin side of existential inquiry, then this EP should serv...If, like us, you like your folk on the maudlin side of existential inquiry, then this EP should serve many an evening of melodic introspection. New York Sessions deals in simple, beautiful and declarative songs, stripped of artifice; such as 'Stay The Night', which is accompanied by a violin that lends itself to the track's minimalism.
  
  In 'Fabulous People', Flynn considers the artificial construct of the world of the glitterati, and the isolation felt from without. This, and more highly-wrought vignettes of the emotional entanglements of which he tries to make sense.
  Pull up a chair, lovers and losers.

Setlist

1. Fabulous People
2. Star Ferry Crossing
3. Smallest Gun
4. Stay The Night
5. Independent Girl
6. Remind Me
7. Girl Living In New York City
8. Break For The Border
9. Made In Love
10. I Don't Hear Her
11. Good Friday?
12. Nothing to see
13. Freethem
14. Another Sleepless Night

Usually 12 or 14 songs over 90 minutes.
Plenty of storytelling in smaller folk club/theatre venues.
All original songs but have played a few traditional covers (Paul Brady/Andy Irvine/Planxty) when playing folk clubs.

Toured with Andy Irvine in 2005.

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