DKOS Artists 30th Jan 2025…. JCR – Jack Richardson – Sulidae. – Darach. – Lily Monaghan. – Colm O’Sullivan

JCR

A trio or quad featuring 3 vocals, double bass, mandolin pedal steel and two guitars recreating the alternative folk soundscapes from JCR’s debut album ‘I Care Not’ whilst also blending their love of bluegrass and American folk into their live performances, creating a diverse, unique and engaging performance

SULIDAE

Bobby Motherwell (Sulidae) is a singer/songwriter and poet from Glasgow. He lives in Howwood in Renfrewshire. He is currently the Poet in Residence at RSPB Lochwinnoch where he spends most of his spare time writing about and photographing wildlife there. He writes about his love of the outdoors, the natural world and his own personal life reflections. His solo music project is Sulidae, and his albums Kitchen Sink Dharma and An Invincible Summer have been released to critical acclaim. Both albums have been featured album of the week on BBC Radio Scotland.
He is currently working on a book and a musical essay on the life of Alexander Wilson, the poet and naturalist from Paisley who emigrated to America in 1794 and became known as the father of American Ornithology. His poem about Wilson ‘The Swift in the Passing’ was commended at the recent Janet Coates memorial Award at the Paisley Book Festival.
He released his first book Lots of Things in January 2023 which is a collection of poetry, prose and photographs compiled during and shortly after Lockdown in 2020.
He has had poetry published in Seahorse Publications, Dreich, the Glasgow City of Poets Anthology, the Stanza Poetry Map of Scotland and Sweetycat Press.
His new single Save You All MY Blues was released on 10th January 2025, it is taken from his 2024 album …an invincible summer, and features James Grant, BobbyBluebell, Fraser Speirs and Duncan Lyle amongst the musical contributors.

DARACH

‘Darach’ is a new collaboration between Roo Geddes from Scotland and Hugo Franco from Galicia. Rooted in the traditional music of their homelands, they draw from various contemporary folk traditions to craft resonant music for fiddle and guitar. The duo’s first album is in its final stages of production and is scheduled for release early next year.
They were featured at this year’s Scots Fiddle Festival and performed their debut Scottish show to a sold out crowd at the Gathering South Sessions (Folk Club of the Year) in November. They have also featured at festivals across Spain including the Encordass Festival 2023

LILY MONAGHAN

Born and raised in the Canadian prairies of Alberta, Edmonton singer-songwriter Lily Monaghan never fails to leave a lasting impression with her warm, unique tone and hypnotizing presence.Her recognizable velvety voice starkly contrasts yet beautifully complements the delicate acoustic guitar, easily emotionally connecting with her audience through her signature biographical original songs and conversation – stopping melodies. Fusing together elements of folk, pop, and country; Monaghan released her debut EP (“Introspection”) in February of 2023, subsequently earning her spotlight artist features on keystone media outlets such as CBC, CKUT (Toronto), CKUA (Alberta), Roots Music Canada, the Edmonton Journal, and Global News Edmonton. Following the success, Monaghan has played notable festivals such as Edmonton Folk Festival(2024) and Winnipeg Folk Festival (2023,2024) . With her newest single Mona Lisa (October 2024) being released while living in Glasgow, UK where Monaghan is studying for her Masters in the Music Industry, Lily is building up for her sophomore EP to be released in 2025. 

COLM O’SULLIVAN

After moving to Glasgow from Gibraltar for his studies, Colm, Irish-born, fell in love with the music scene on his doorstep, which reminded him of Ireland. From there, he started playing at open mics and in piano bars around Glasgow, where he continued to explore his sound of raw, emotional lyrics.
Colm takes inspiration from folk, soul, indie, and rock and finds it easier to convey messages through song rather than speaking or writing. “If it cannot be spoken, it will be sung.”
One night in Glasgow outside the Pavilion Theatre, he was invited to play onstage with Glen Hansard, as well as perform his original music in Gateshead at Glen’s next gig. The scene was set after that night and since then Colm has played gigs in Gibraltar, Wales and Scotland, Colm plans to release his first songs early this year.