Jimmy Monaghan

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Jimmy Monaghan
Monaghan performing at Hanoi Rock City, Hanoi, 2018
Monaghan performing at Hanoi Rock City, Hanoi, 2018
Background information
Birth nameJames Monaghan
Born (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988 (age 33)
Danbury, Connecticut, United States
Genres
Instruments
  • vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • drums
Years active2007–present
LabelsGhost Home Recordings, Rusted Rail, Psychonavigation, Dramacore
Websitewww.seamusomuineachain.eu

Jimmy Monaghan (Irish: Seamus Ó Muíneacháin) is an Irish musician from Belmullet, Ireland. He is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the anti-folk band Music for Dead Birds.[1] He has also released music under different names including The Crytearions[2][3][4] and Christian Bookshop.[5]

Early life[]

He was born in Danbury, Connecticut, and moved to Ireland at the age of six.[6] As a teenager he was an amateur boxer, winning four Irish national titles.[7] He won a silver medal at the 2004 Four Nations tournament boxing for Ireland and received the Western People Sports Star of the year award the same year.[8] During his time representing Ireland internationally he fought against the German amateur boxer Gottlieb Weiss.[9]

Music[]

His early musical influences were Irish traditional music and nu-metal.[10] In 2007, Monaghan formed Music for Dead Birds with dummer Dónal Walsh in Galway city. One of the band's first gigs was a live performance on Anocht FM from the Roisin Dubh in August 2007.[11] Their debut album, And then it rained for seven days, was released in 2009 by the Irish record label Rusted Rail.[12] This was followed in 2011 by the independently released The Pope's Sister, a concept album about the influence of the Catholic church in Ireland.[13] In July 2012, Psychonavigation Records released his debut solo album Seamus O'Muineachain.[14][15] The Irish Times reviewed the album positively, calling it "a tremulous if tranquil success."[16] To promote the album he performed at The Electric Picnic festival and Whelan's, Dublin.[17][18] The song Shadowboxing from the album was put into rotation on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation[19] and the song I Am Always in Your Power was used in the Emmy Award nominated series Beat Girl.[20][21] Throughout 2012 he released songs under the name Christian Bookshop, and played drums for the Galway based folk band 'Yawning Chasm'.[22][23][24] In 2017 he produced and released his second solo album Cloves. The track Forest Frost was released to radio and broadcast by RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta.[25] Shortly after its release, the album was The Irish Times New Release of The Week[26] and was later featured on Star's End 2017 end of year list.[27] In 2019 he released the album City of Lakes while living in Hanoi, Vietnam.[28][29][30][31] In March 2020, KEXP and KDHX premiered tracks from his fourth solo album Blue Moon Set.[32][33] The album received a positive review in Rockerilla magazine [34] and was featured on BBC Radio 6 Music.[35] Several music videos were created for the album, including a video for 'Slow Closing Day' by Irish experimental film-maker Maximilian Le Cain.[36]

Dramatic work[]

In 2011 his radio drama Thumb was shortlisted for the RTÉ PJ O'Connor Award.[37] In 2015 he appeared in a Maltese stage production of Butterflies Are Free which ran at Saint James Cavalier in Valletta.[38][39]

Personal life[]

In 2016 an image of him cycling on the Aran Islands was used on an Irish post stamp promoting the Wild Atlantic Way.[40]

Discography[]

With Music for Dead Birds

Albums

EPs

  • Black Tides Falling, 2010[41]
  • Your Brand New Life, 2015 [42]
  • Nail & Tooth EP, 2017[43]

Singles

  • "English Weed/What A Waste", 2015.[44]
  • "Summer in Suburbia/Untied", 2020.[45]

As Seamus O'Muineachain

Albums

EPs

  • Stamford, CT. Circa 1941, 2014
  • Blood Apple, 2015
  • Unnamed Cafe, Hoang Hoa Tham, 2018
  • Sycamore EP, 2021

As The Crytearions

Albums

  • The Crytearions, 2013, Dramacore[47]
  • I See What It Is And I Am Scared, 2013[48]
  • These Songs Hate You, 2015

Compilations

  • The Crytearions: Selected Recordings from the Album Trilogy, 2016[49][50]

Other

References[]

  1. ^ "Rise of the Tribes". The Irish Times. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ "The Crytearions - I See What It Is And I Am Scared". Some Will Never Know. 5 November 2013.
  3. ^ Neil Dougan "The Crytearions - I See What It Is And I Am Scared". thumped.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Angry At Potatoes, Confused". Tiny Mixtapes. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Christian Bookshop". Hot Press. 5 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Music For Dead Birds to release debut mini-album". Advertiser.ie. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Club History – Geesala Boxing Club". Geesalaboxingclub.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  8. ^ "Western People Sports Star Awards". Mayo Pics. 3 March 2005.
  9. ^ "Ireland Vs Germany 2003". Amateur Boxing. 3 January 2003.
  10. ^ "Interview with Seamus O'Muineachain". nomoreworkhorse.com. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Raidió na Gaeltachta to release session compilation". hotpress.com. 15 August 2007.
  12. ^ "Music for Dead Birds - And Then It Rained For Seven Days". On Da Rock. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  13. ^ Andrews, Kernan (17 November 2011). "Music for Dead Birds release new album". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  14. ^ "New music from Jimmy Monaghan". Advertiser.ie. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain – Seamus O'Muineachain | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  16. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain – Seamus O'Muineachain". The Irish Times. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Clashfinder General :: Electric Picnic 2012 Clashfinder". Clashfinder.com. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  18. ^ "Plan your route to Psychonavigation". The Irish Times. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain – Seamus O'Muineachain – Quiet Space – ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  20. ^ "Beat Girl: The Movie - Official Trailer". beChilled TV. 19 December 2012. Event occurs at 0:00:01. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Beat Girl nominated for Emmy award". Irish Independent. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Folk Acts Set for Passionfuit theatre". Mullingar Advertiser. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Interview With Yawning Chasm". thegmanworld.com. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  24. ^ "Talented Folk Acts at Passionfruit theatre Tonight". Westmeath Independent. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  25. ^ "An Taobh Tuathail". RTE. 24 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  26. ^ "The Ten Best New Irish Tracks Of The Week". The Irish Times. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Significant releases of 2017". Star's End. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  28. ^ "City of Lakes album review". nomoreworkhorse.com. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  29. ^ "An Taobh Tuathail". RTE. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  30. ^ "Playback". RTE. 15 June 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  31. ^ "2019 Year in Reviews". Star's End. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain". KEXPlorer. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  33. ^ "Syntehtic Sounds". KDHX. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  34. ^ P.81 "Rockerilla Album Reivew". Rockerilla. April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  35. ^ "Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone". BBC. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  36. ^ "Slow Closing Day on Youtube". Youtube. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  37. ^ Archived from the original "PJ O'Connor Awards for Radio Drama 2011". RTE. 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  38. ^ Reljic, Teodor (7 May 2015). "'Maltese theatre has come a long way' Maxine Aquilina". maltatoday.com.
  39. ^ "Butterflies are Free". Malta Independent. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  40. ^ "Pimp My Stamps". broadsheet.ie. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  41. ^ "Music for Dead Birds Release new EP". Galway Advertiser. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  42. ^ "Music for Dead Birds to open October Citog Gigs". Galway Advertiser. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  43. ^ "Music for Dead Birds - Tooth and Nail". thethinair.net. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  44. ^ "Watch: Music For Dead Birds – English Weed". 10 August 2015.
  45. ^ "Irish Tracks of the Week - September 4th". 4 September 2020.
  46. ^ "Seamus O'Muineachain Cloves Album Review". nomoreworkhorse.com. 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  47. ^ "The Crytearions". dramacore.com. 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  48. ^ "I See What It Is And I Am Scared". The Fire Note. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  49. ^ "The Crytearions - Selected Recordings From the Album Trilogy". thethinair.net. February 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  50. ^ "The Crytearions - Selected Recordings From the Album Trilogy". faetonmusic.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  51. ^ "Spain by Jimmy Monaghan". amazon.com. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
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