Emmo

Having made a splash in the UK, with a show-stealing appearance on BBC's I Can See Your Voice, Emmo brings a fresh, genre-defying approach to Irish music.
A unique and intelligent singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Cork, his influences include <a href="spotify:artist:2FXC3k01G6Gw61bmprjgqS" data-name="Hozier">Hozier</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4lxfqrEsLX6N1N4OCSkILp" data-name="Phil Collins">Phil Collins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5hW4L92KnC6dX9t7tYM4Ve" data-name="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:53KwLdlmrlCelAZMaLVZqU" data-name="James Blake">James Blake</a>.
<a href="spotify:artist:0DljNpPOcPkXDWmHwjdLYT" data-name="Emmo">Emmo</a>&#39;s strength as a songwriter often leads him to create incredibly different songs. <a href="spotify:album:7CNPaQtca1GmeOxnF1vezM" data-name="Calla Lily">Calla Lily</a> is about a turbulent relationship that has a sonic blend of <a href="spotify:artist:7pXu47GoqSYRajmBCjxdD6" data-name="Vulfpeck">Vulfpeck</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:6eUKZXaKkcviH0Ku9w2n3V" data-name="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>. Whereas his debut single &#34;Still&#34; has an epic folk feel reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:16oZKvXb6WkQlVAjwo2Wbg" data-name="The Lumineers">The Lumineers</a> &amp; <a href="spotify:artist:3gd8FJtBJtkRxdfbTu19U2" data-name="Mumford &amp; Sons">Mumford &amp; Sons</a>.
<a href="spotify:artist:0DljNpPOcPkXDWmHwjdLYT" data-name="Emmo">Emmo</a> was invited to perform at The German Songwriter Awards in Berlin. His song &#34;Little Bird&#34; received critical acclaim from a panel of industry judges including Universal Music &amp; Sony Music making it through to the semi-finals. As a result, he was chosen as an Official Artist and Brand Ambassador for Ovation Guitars.
Having performed a series of sold-out headline shows in Winthrop Avenue, Whelans and The Workmans Club and shared the stage with other artists such as <a href="spotify:artist:5SHxzwjek1Pipl1Yk11UHv" data-name="Tom Grennan">Tom Grennan</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2tppd6KkhK4ULAd217Ecq1" data-name="The Coronas">The Coronas</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4ffShaM6djxpd5LiJX2MW4" data-name="Hermitage Green">Hermitage Green</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7nsv8ov54a8qlNXwhEkgkr" data-name="Róisín O">Róisín O</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:59W7vyEBvLFnrimGrfEUiD" data-name="Stephanie Rainey">Stephanie Rainey</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:62qJvoIRvMlDGOrnLvylX0" data-name="TOUCAN">TOUCAN</a> &amp; recently finishing a tour with <a href="spotify:artist:25W55yzID8F5bRKG8Zg2IA" data-name="Mary Black">Mary Black</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0DljNpPOcPkXDWmHwjdLYT" data-name="Emmo">Emmo</a> is at the cusp of an industry breakthrough.
While <a href="spotify:artist:0DljNpPOcPkXDWmHwjdLYT" data-name="Emmo">Emmo</a> continues to develop his sound, he&#39;s not letting the constraints of being &#34;Genre Specific&#34; hinder his creativity, making him an exciting and fresh-sounding newcomer to the Irish Music scene.