Dublin singer-songwriter Enda Reilly writes in both English and Irish, and his Irish songs can be heard regularly on RTÉ Radio na Gaeltachta.
Enda performs "Spoken Word Sung Verse" with hard-working Glór poet Stephen James Smith, which is a unique mix of song and poetry performance featuring the poetry of the likes of Yeats and Kavanagh, as well as original works.WB Yeat's September 1913 is the first single from their album Arise And Go and is available on itunes. A video by Myles O'Reilly, Stephen Mogerley and Bob Dixon is also now viewable on Youtube.
Enda also reaches out to younger generations through his Climate Change Songs Workshops initiative, introducing the art of songwriting and environmental issues into schools and other groups. Enda can often be found at gigs, open mikes and sessions around Dublin. He also plays regularly with the fun-loving collective known as The Lazy Band.
2010 saw Enda facilitating workshops with The Monaghan Song and Poetry Writers Group, culminating in production of their album "Hands Together".
His debut album "Oxygen 21" is available on iTunes and can be heard and live tracks downloaded for free from www.endareilly.com. From there you can join the mailing list and also follow Enda on Facebook and Twitter if you like.
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