Saint George's will welcome Cork man and "gifted songwriter" Jack O' Rourke to their venue on the 3rd February, 2024. Jack first came to prominence with his ode to misunderstood youth and growing up gay, ‘Silence’, became a torch song for the Irish Marriage Equality Referendum and won the Nashville Songwriting Competition (judges included Tom Waits and Bill Withers). Chosen as a 2019 headliner for Other Voices, Jack was featured prominently in the television series (most recently part of the Home special in December, featuring himself, Loah, Villagers and Denise Chaila) and his collaboration, 'New Day' with electronic artist, Kormac has nearly 500,000 views for its award winning music video. His album, Wild Place was released in 2021. "Wild Place has songs of love and loss, beautiful misfits, nature and wilderness," says Jack. "There's freedom and rage in there too, alongside questions on race, friendship, a still-Covid world, giving the glad eye, my dreams and sea swimming. The piano and vocal are centre, but there are elements of folk, roots, blues, Americana and chamber music." There's also a song, 'Strange Bird' written about the last year and a half - a drone recording a town during lockdown and all we’ve lost and gained. It’s influenced hugely by John Prine - "When John Prine died during Covid, it was a Bowie or Cohen or Prince moment - I was heartbroken without knowing him personally - his lyrics and his style meant so much, and his songwriting always floored me. There’s a Steinbeck or Mark Twain quality - he says so much without being flowery." Tickets are €25 and available from usual outlets Eventbrite, Saint George's Office, 2Shoes, Spar and The Favourite. Call 087 4696913 for any questions. Read more Read less