'Magic Rising' is a song about reawakening the magic that is inside us all, a celebration of our intrinsic connection to the earth, the forests, the seas, the stars, the mystic. It's about watching my daughter grow, pure of heart and bursting for exploration and knowledge.
It traces a direct line to our ancestors, all the way back to the primitive: magic, fire, earth. 
It's about being amazed, and yearning for love.

Magic Rising

Magic Rising (Single)

A catchy guitar driven pop song with a reggae dance beat. Make sure to watch the video on YouTube.

Willowjack is a collaboration between Irish songwriters and long-time friends Hugh Doolan and Donal Byrne, combining a wide range of musical influences from rock and pop to soulful acoustic melodies with a good smattering of everything in between.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4db9bPjkVr4&feature=youtu.be

Willowjack - Sad and Blue (WATCH THE VIDEO)

Originally an instrumental for Documentary 'Gloves & Glory' and re-adapted by Willowjack
Music: http://soundcloud.com/hughdoolan
Vox and lyrics http://soundcloud.com/donal-byrne-2

<b>Your</b> mind is aching 
your feet are breaking 
you can't believe it 
never conceded 
i'm gonna break you 
i'm gonna take you 
ripped over sidewalks 
you told me to go 
yeah i'm leaving here taking nothing at all

i know your brain's thirsting 
your heart and veins bursting 
your mind's in chains twisting 
go out insane mister 
your soul's a light for me 
you move aside for me 
i'll tell you something 
you ain't got nothing 
you're heading for a fall

i'll show you every dream 
every moment every scream 
you don't mean a thing 
you mean nothing at all

you told me a lie when you loved me baby 
but you showed me too much luck 
don't get high on the money baby 
but you don't need too much love

you could never change 
every moment every day's in 
and you don't mean a thing 
yeah you're heading for a fall

you told me to lie for your money baby 
but you showed me too much luck 
i saw you dying on a bridge of sorrows 
but you showed me too much love 
i stole you a dime for the rings you borrowed 
but you showed me too much love 
you gotta run for the money to fulfill tomorrow 
but you're showing me too much love

Flight to Fight

Composed of vocalist and songwriter Donal Byrne alongside enigmatic violinist Colin Moore, Willowjack had a previous incarnation in 2014 when Byrne teamed up with songwriter/composer Hugh Doolan to release the single 'Sad and Blue'.

In its present form Willowjack began when Donal Byrne and Colin Moore met at a lighthouse in the west of Ireland a couple of years ago.

"It was a bit strange really - I was down to stay with a friend who owned this lighthouse to jam and write some songs. There was a full on storm blowing and there was Colly outside, cool as you like playing the fiddle into the gale. Surreal!" Donal laughs.

They quickly forged a common bond musically and ideologically, and decided to form a band to take Donal's songs and reconstruct them acoustically with Colin weaving his magic on fiddle.

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