Eoghan O Keeffe

I’m an alternative folk singer-songwriter based in Cork, Ireland, and I’ve just released my first single in five years, Unconsciousness.

In a conscious effort to reinvent my sound, I’ve spent the past five years immersed in world music, using my guitar as a vessel for exploration. I’ve drawn from Flamenco, West African traditions, Bossa Nova and many more, reshaping these influences into something of my own. What has emerged is a sound that carries the intimacy of folk but an expansiveness of global music.

Unconsciousness brings together the polarities of tantric philosophy with the mysticism of Rumi’s poetry, exploring the spaces between trust and distrust, between union and separation.

Lyrically, the track unfolds through the inner voice of a man struggling with his role as the formless container for his female partner. His reflections trace the cracks in his effort, questioning how and where the bond has faltered, and whether repair or deeper wisdom can emerge from the situation at hand. It’s both a confession and an inquiry, carrying the weight of failure but also the possibility of renewal.