Seán Silke is a prolific composer and musician with over 500 original songs in his back catalogue. He composes songs (music and lyrics) in a variety of styles (dance, pop, love songs, country, crossover).

In 2018, Seán released “In the heart of the castle” (14 country-flavoured pop songs performed by Weekend Special); and a well-received single by country artist C.C. Cooper, called "He wants me back". “In the heart of the castle” was a standout country pop album of 2018. The band Weekend Special consists of Darien Chase (vocals), Rohan Healy (guitars, additional instrumentation), Al Quiff (upright and electric bass), David Virgin (vocals, guitar) and Seán Silke (pianos, strings).

In late 2019, Seán released “Unexamined Emotions” (14 pop songs dealing with affairs of the heart, sung by Dublin singer, Ellen Cosgrove). The album was arranged and produced by Chris Kabs. Chris is well-known on the Dublin dance scene.

In April 2020, Seán released “Unlucky in love” (15 dance songs featuring a variety of female artists and produced by Chris Kabs). The project was fortunate to be able to avail of an extensive team of singers, six in all. These were Darien Chase, Trez Gallagher, Toni Caffrey, Heather Lawrie, Lydia Sheils and Ellen Cosgrove. The lion’s share of the recordings was handled by HeatheR, Darien and Ellen.

In 2023 Seán released “Pause to Remember” (20 dance recordings from the Dublin collective Camden Place). The Camden Place project combines Seán’s compositional talents with the production, arranging and musical skills of Beardfire Studio to deliver a potent sound, full of energy, melody and mood. The Beardfire Studio producers are David Virgin, Rohan Healy and Al Quiff. 

Since 2020, Camden Place have been collaborating with talented newcomer, Rachael Akano. 18-year-old Rachael, born in Dublin of Nigerian heritage, is a newcomer to the capital’s vibrant dance, hip hop and RnB scene. 

Apart from releasing a number of EPs, all of Rachel’s recordings have been brought together on the Camden Place compilation, “Pause to Remember”. Of particular note is the Spring 2023 EP, featuring the songs “Ships”, “Melancholy” and “Way too good to ask”. “Ships” was selected for special promotion by the national broadcaster, RTE Radio One.

Always keen to work with the cream of Ireland’s singing talent, Camden Place have collaborated with Stolen City on a collection of atmospheric hip hop tracks. This is a side venture for the band whose normal sound is upbeat pop-rock. The 4-track Camden Place EP features “This is what comes of lies”; “You watch”; “The pace of a heartbeat”; and “Haunted”.

Magician’s Assistant (Dean Doyle) is an ambient electronica producer from Dublin. 
He has worked with Camden Place on two tracks – “Will I make it to springtime” (2020) and “A life in photos” (2021). Derry DJ Louise Da Costa created a striking dance remix of “A life in photos” in 2021.

Jade C is a pseudonym for an up and coming Dublin singer rated highly promising by the music press. Originally recorded as demos, Camden Place have worked on three singles with Jade C – “Too much space (2020)”; “It’s a while since I cried” (2020 – featuring Argentinian DJ Beaster); and “Polishing chrome” (2021). Two of these tracks were released on the Stockholm label PR Records.  

The Weekend Special album, “In the heart of the castle”, was totally remixed and remastered in 2022 and was reissued in early 2023. 

A Weekend Special EP featuring Dublin folk/pop singer Ciarán Moran was also released in 2023. This EP includes touching interpretations of the songs “Someone believing in you”, “A long long time”, and “They come to dance”.

Weekend Special have also worked with talented Dublin singer (and busker) Kylabelle on an EP released in April 2023. The featured songs are “Make room for the new”, “I guess it’s gonna be me”, and “He’s a friend”.

www.seansilkesongwriter.com
www.unexaminedemotions.com
www.weekendspecial.ie
www.unluckyinlove.ie
www.breakingtunes.com/ellencosgrove
www.breakingtunes.com/chriskabs

Want to cover one of these songs? Are you a publisher with an interest in exclusive rights to one or more of these songs? Feel free to contact Seán at seanperusilke@hotmail.com.

To read the lyrics of any song you are listening to (or to read a little about the background to each song), please click on the song title.

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