When you stumble across something special

Rich told me to listen to this tune he heard on the radio this morning, ‘Living’ by Jan Gunnar Hoff and wow – it’s so beautiful and moving. The chorus / theme reminds me of The Beatles ‘Hey Jude’, it’s very powerful and...

Night Time Economy events

From time to time I team up with my dad Rob Birley & bandmate n buddy Rich Williams to put on a music event we call Night Time Economy. We’ve done a handful of gigs now at our favourite hang out The Klondyke in Levenushulme. We describe ourselves as: Music...

Bitter Sweet Symphonies music blog

My good friend and wonderful music blogger Charlotte Holroyd asked me to write about my creative endeavours so far and some background on ‘Awaken’. Check out her blog Bitter Sweet Symphonies 🎶 ORIGINS // Awaken to the Mesmerising World of Caoilfhionn...

My album is out today!

My album ‘Awaken’ is out today on Gondwana Records You can stream it or buy a CD or vinyl here: https://gondwana-records.lnk.to/awdYrFA It feels great to finally share it with you! ‘Awaken’ represents a new beginning to me, it’s my first collection of...

Sofar Sounds – Manchester

Played my first @sofarmanchester today at lovely @popupbikes – such a special event and great to...

Late Night Listening

When I was a Music student at Newcastle Uni I went through a phase & took a lot of comfort in staying up late searching for new songs to listen to. I could be quite reclusive from time to time but music kept me company and always filled the space. I sometimes miss...