Year 8, Day 127

Hey guys. Today's song is Kiss Me by Dermot Kennedy.

Photo from: 3voor12

Dermot Kennedy is an Irish singer/songwriter active since 2009. He started out with busking which helped develop his sound and actually opened for another Irish musician named Glen Hansard who saw him busking and kept in touch. He spent three years studying classical music at Maynooth University whilse also being part of a four piece band called Shadows and Dust before they split up in 2015. He toured though Europe, Australia, and the States through 2018 and 2019, playing at all kinds of music festivals. He was featured on NPR and voted NPR Slingshot's Best New Artist of The Year in 2018. He released his debut album in 2019 and was nominated for a BRIT Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2020. In 2021 he won Irish Song of the Year from the RTE Choice Music Prize for a song called Better Days. He's released some EPs previously, but his debut album features lots of work dating back to the beginning of his career so it's a good overview to listen to. He also has a new album out this year for you to check out so look for that one.

Peace.