Gary Ó Nualláin is a songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. He is a writer with a strong emphasis on narrative, be it the universal truth, or political influence from the working class grassroots of Ireland.
He first came to national attention in Ireland, when an encounter with a pay-to-play promoter went viral. This led to him forming the Unsigned Irish Collective, a collective where grassroots musicians could get advice without being taken advantage of. Off the back of this, he was approached to correspond with government ministers on behalf of music rights groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ó Nualláin is a 100% independent musician, releasing under his own label Dalkin Records. He’s as comfortable performing solo as he is with his full 6-piece band The Wildflowers.
He is currently touring his debut release Divide & Conquer, due for release on January 20th 2023.
His latest single ‘Teenage Memories’ is a song he traded for a chocolate fudge cake that he never received. An old friend from his teenage years asked him why he never wrote a song about her. She had since become a professional chef, and he asked her how come she had never made him a chocolate fudge cake. So they agreed to trade. It’s a look back at the youthful naivety of adolescence.
Ó Nualláin is also a successful applicant for the new Basic Income for the Arts scheme due to begin in the coming weeks.
The ‘Teenage Memories’ single launch gig will take place in The Sunflower, Belfast, on Saturday October 22nd at 8pm. Tickets are available now from: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/gary-o-nuallain-teenage-memories-single-launch-tickets-427313595467
