THE PAWNBROKER’S REWARD
Buy your copy of ‘The Pawnbroker’s Reward’ today, just click!
Declan O’Rourke’s award-winning album, Chronicles of the Great Irish Famine, was released to critical acclaim in 2017. It illuminated an extraordinary series of eye-witness accounts, including the story of Pádraig and Cáit ua Buachalla. Four years on, in Declan’s meticulously researched literary debut, the story of the ua Buachalla family is woven into a powerful, multilayered work showing us the famine as it happened through the lens of a single town – Macroom, Co. Cork – and its environs.
“A detailed and evocative telling of one of our nation’s darkest stories. The Pawnbroker’s Reward brings the famine to life and infuses it with a humanity often missing from historical accounts.”
– Ray Darcy, broadcaster, RTÉ Radio 1.
‘A powerful and gripping piece of writing from a born storyteller, a tale shaped with the lyricism of a songwriting giant.’
– Joseph O’Connor, novelist and author of ‘Star of the Sea’.
‘The narrative is just like his singing voice, full of powerful strength and compassion; a born storyteller in words as well as in music.’
– Michael Harding, author, columnist, playwright.
ARRIVALS
Declan’s new Paul Weller-produced Arrivals, the most emotionally raw and affecting album of his career, is out now via eastwest records. Recorded over six days at Black Barn studios in Surrey, with Weller producing, Arrivals sees the sound stripped back to Declan’s soulful and resonant voice, the virtuosic acoustic guitar playing for which he’s renowned and only the occasional sparse arrangement of strings and late-night drums bringing colour and light to the LP’s 10 songs.
The album is available as a black vinyl, blue vinyl, compact disc or digitally.
SINCE KYABRAM
‘Since Kyabram‘ was re-released in 2018. The CD version has been re-packaged into a deluxe 6 panel digipak, that includes a 20 page booklet with lyrics, and new retrospective liner notes by the artist, giving insights into the recording of each song, and the build up to the making of the record.
*plus post and packaging
CHRONICLES OF THE GREAT IRISH FAMINE
Chronicles Of The Great Irish Famine was released in October 2017. Fifteen years in the making, this epic song cycle combines the best of traditional Irish music and the heart of modern song writing to present a series of extraordinary true tales from the most dynamic period in Irelands history.
*plus post and packaging
IN FULL COLOUR
In Full Colour features 12 Declan O’Rourke classics, re-imagined, re-recorded and three brand new songs, all backed by a 50-piece orchestra.
*plus post and packaging
BIG BAD BEAUTIFUL WORLD
‘Since Kyabram’ was re-released in 2018. The CD version has been re-packaged into a deluxe 6 panel digipak, that includes a 20 page booklet with lyrics, and new retrospective liner notes by the artist, giving insights into the recording of each song, and the build up to the making of the record.
*plus post and packaging
Mag Pai Zai
Mag Pai Zai is Declan’s third album, released in 2011.
GOLD BARS IN THE SUN
Declan’s eagerly anticipated 4th studio album ‘Gold Bars in the Sun’ is a stunning collection from one of Ireland’s finest singer songwriters.
*plus post and packaging
CHILDREN OF ’16
The Children of ’16 which was specially written by Declan for the Commemoration Service for the Children Killed in the Easter Rising, 1916.
*plus post and packaging
GALILEO
A 2005 CD single release taken from the platinum selling album ‘Since Kyabram’, which was voted Hot Press debut album of the year.
*plus post and packaging
LET’S MAKE BIG LOVE with John Prine & The Milk Spots / THE START OF CHRISTMAS
Let’s Make Big Love’ with John Prine & The Milk Spots / The Start of Christmas. A special limited pressing 7″ vinyl record with double sided artwork and ‘Milky’ cream coloured vinyl.
Let’s Make Big Love’ with John Prine & The Milk Spots / The Start of Christmas. A special limited pressing 7″ vinyl record with double sided artwork and ‘Milky’ cream coloured vinyl.
*plus post and packaging
DECLAN O’ROURKE LIVE
Ten brilliant Declan O’Rourke tracks recorded Live from the National Concert Hall, Dublin in August 2006. A collector’s ‘must have’ with few left in stock.
*plus post and packaging
CHRISTMAS WINE
Christmas Wine – CD single released in 2006 – Featuring Nina Kinert. Collector’s item with few left in stock.
*plus post and packaging
WONCHA
‘Woncha’ – A special limited pressing 7″ vinyl record with red coloured vinyl or with gold sparkles and gold coloured vinyl.
*plus post and packaging
