Dermot Kennedy

Dermot Kennedy is an Irish singer-songwriter whose rise from busking on the streets of Ireland to selling out stadiums around the world is the kind of story his music was made to tell. His 2019 debut album Without Fear made quiet history as the best-selling debut album in Ireland, going on to achieve Platinum certification in 12 countries and accumulating nearly 5 billion streams.

He followed it with the acclaimed Sonder and the introspective EP I’ve Told the Trees Everything, cementing his place as one of his generation’s most emotionally resonant voices. Now he returns with The Weight of the Woods, his third full-length album — a record rooted in the landscapes and spirit of his native Ireland, and the most grounded work of his career so far.