Vertigo

Story? I'm Matt O'Callaghan, an Irish acoustic guitarist. I began playing guitar at 17 after 10 years of classical tuition in piano. After messing around with my favourite rock and metal tunes for a while, I was introduced to the style of Andy McKee and his tune "Drifting." Like some many people, I sat watching the video on repeat. When I finally took my jaw off the ground I thought to myself...."I wanna do that!" After learning Drifting as a bit of a party tune (which I reeeeeeally couldn't play well), I gravitated more and more to the acoustic guitar. A couple months into my first year of college, I made a like-minded and extremely talented musician and guitar player friend named Kieran Dowling, who introduced to a whole world of solo acoustic players and that's more or less what I've been doing since! 

Stop the Clocks EP is now available for download from all the usual places!


Stop the Clocks

Pete MacGowan's music is full of raw emotion, with insightful and poignant lyrics, tapping deep in the psyche of the lost, the redeemed, and the irredeemable.
'I love Pete's CD… well written songs full of beautifully observed details, simple arrangements, performed with passion and honesty,' Kieran Goss.

With songwriting that seamlessly blends folk and blues, heartrending lyrics and a compelling performance, Pete MacGowan’s is a rare and distinctive voice. His songs tell the stories of liars, cheats and lovers, of time lost and time regained, of friendship and love, loss and separation, and all with an honesty and intensity that cuts deep.

Pete has paired up for a duet with Breege Phelan who is rapidly gaining a reputation as a unique, powerful yet tender and passionate folk and blues singer. Breege’s voice is the perfect foil for Pete’s in the love song, ‘Solomon’s Love’.

‘I was struck by the lovely uncluttered style of his live performance and am glad to say that he has maintained this on his EP Stop the Clocks. With just an acoustic guitar, a harmonica and a light dusting of percussion and vocals from Breege Phelan he has recreated the essence of his live performance. From the light airiness of Small Café to the more serious Bury ‘Em Deep, this is a collection of songs for all to cherish,’  Charlie McGettigan.

This acoustic EP features Pete MacGowan on lead vocals, guitars and harmonica, and Breege Phelan on lead and backing vocals. All five songs are originals inspired by the folk, blues and roots music from Ireland and the UK, and from Europe across the Atlantic to North America.
Pete MacGowan

In recent years Pete MacGowan has supported Charlie McGettigan, John Spillane, Jimmy Crowley, Jim McKee, the Frank and Walters, and David Kitt. He has also played at festivals across Europe, and at the Iverk Show in Piltown, the Clonmel Busking Festival and the Clancy Brothers Music and Arts Festival in Carrick-on-Suir. 

Stop the Clocks EP is available for download from cdbaby.com, iTunes and Amazon MP3 and Google Play.

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