Cormac O Caoimh

Cormac O Caoimh interview Aug 25th 2011.
There are weeks when all around you do great interviews, a friend of mine interviewed Jeremy Irons another interviewed several stars at Cork Opera House, but me, I think I topped them all off.  One of the reasons I decided to do this radio show and continue to do it was it gave me a chance to interview singer songwriters, the real deal of the music world, the unsung hero so to speak who normally go unnoticed.  The first time I came across Cormac O Caoimh he was on the bill  with The 4 of Us in Cypres Avenue in Cork, we got chatting after his set and I invited him down to have a chat on radio. I got home and put on his CD  "Start a Spark" and was blown away with the strength of his songs, I decided that I would have to follow up on the interview idea and email him to be sure. The following day I emailed and got an immediate response it was all set. Today was that day and as it turned out a special day. Cormac O Caoimh singer songwriter from Cork arrived in studio,  complete with guitar and on time.
I know I am deviating from the normal blog report here but hey bear with me. The first thing you notice about Cormac is his quite, laid back and relaxed, unassuming approach to the interview, we got a cup of coffee and sat down in the studio. I started off by asking Cormac where it all started ( a typical question) Cormac explained that he was introduced to music at a young age when he enrolled in music lessons by his parents. All his siblings had done classes and his father was involved in music so it seemed natural for him to follow on, however it didnt work out like that Cormac did not like it so he decided to give it a skip and concentrate on other things.  All I can say is, thank god he decided to return to music even if it was in his late teens, as he says himself "it just happened that the instruments were in the house and with no pressure from anyone he decided to delve back into the world of music, cords, songs and all that entailed".

Around this point I asked Cormac to sing a song, and he duly obliged. He picked up his guitar sat back and started singing, accompanying himself on guitar. I adjusted the levels on his microphone sat back and listened on my headphones.  It was melodic, tuneful, easy to listen to and a real strong but gentle song called "A new season for love" from his next album. It always amazes me that a good singer songwriter can capture all that is required to let you hear a song, many new singers bands and performers sometimes make the mistake of going into a studio and adding every effect instrument they can think of which can sound great, but the song, gets lost in the midst of the mix, today there was none of that, Cormac's song was there for all to hear and  in my case admire. Tell you what, if you wish to hear the full interview just click on the link below.

Meantime I strongly suggest you go to his website, go to his gig or log onto youtube and see more of this rare talent  http://www.facebook.com/cormacmusic

Shane Supple interviews Cormac O Caoimh Aug 2011 by Shane Supple on Mixcloud