Tipperary singer-songwriter captivates audience at The Black Mills

Shea Oran McGurnaghan singer songwriter hailing from Belfast

Jack & Shea shared the stage with St Cronan’s High Cross, a fascinating relic that once sat in a graveyard across the road from the Black Mills.

The Black Mills dates from the first half of the 18th century and is located near the 11th century round tower and 12th century Romanesque church.

The acoustic properties of the mill make an ideal venue to host music performances.

A proud Roscrea native, Jack Keeshan is not just some other young fellow with a guitar strung round his shoulder.

His story telling style of passionate music is fired by a deep need to share an authentic message of self-worth and love for your fellow human being. This young man has an amazing gift to communicate through song and spoken word.

“For someone so young, Jack Keeshan’s writing prowess is beyond his years”- Roddie Cleere (KCLR/Irish Music Show).“Jacks songs touch on the metaphysical, and his early music has the echoes of titans running through it.

It has Leonard Cohen’s fingerprints, the scent of the best of Bob Dylan and at its core is an inimitable gentleness and ease that makes it instantly endearing.

Shea Oran McGurnaghan is a singer songwriter hailing from Belfast.

His style of hooky indie pop is fused with a melodic vocal that draws the listener in. The style of writing that Shea brings to the table is very much a blend of multiple styles of guitar playing that has been compared to Mark Knopler on occasion.

Shea is a song writer with a very unique flare for his craft. Huge thanks to Jack Keeshan and Shea Oran McGurnaghan for a fantastic evening in the mills; a great night was had by all!

Thanks also to Eileen & the OPW for providing the venue, and to all who attended.

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