Jack O’Rourke - Wild Place Album Launch Show

Jack O’Rourke was described by HotPress as “one of Ireland’s most gifted songwriters” in a review for his last collection of songs, Ivory Towers. Wild Place, his third album, is due for release in November 2021.

Hunched around a piano, Jack is a subtle and intense performer – his voice, a rich baritone capable of ethereal falsetto. A Cork man by birth, Jack certainly references the musicality of a Leeside turn of phrase, but his songs explore unique character studies, matters of the heart and are deeply personal, yet universal.
 
Jack first came to prominence with his ode to misunderstood youth and growing up gay, ‘Silence’, which became a torch song for the Irish Marriage Equality Referendum. He went on to release his debut album Dreamcatcher to massive acclaim, peaking at No. 5 in the Irish album charts and drawing huge critical praise – Tony Clayton Lea calling it “a seriously good album from a seriously good songwriter” in The Ticket and Lauren Murphy describing it as “a highly accomplished debut” in The Sunday Times.