Photo credit: Thady Trá
“His songwriting is delicate, crafted, and simply expressive of earnest desire”
J.P. Raney: Washington Article
O Deer is the musical project of Oisín Walsh-Peelo. Inspired by folk idioms, Oisín’s music is mellow and delicate, and draws from his diverse musical language, his debut album ‘Os’ is out now n CD and digital.
Originally from Co. Wicklow, now based in West Cork, Oisín has travelled extensively with his music. As a session musician (piano, guitars, harp, low-whistles and vocalist) he has played throughout the USA, Europe, Ireland, and the UK. He has toured worldwide with a wide range of artists and bands including Hudson Taylor, Gabrielle Aplin, Hannah-Grace, Villagers, Sun Collective, and I Have a Tribe. Since the release of his first EP ‘O Deer’, Oisín has played support for Hozier in the USA, Joseph (US), Departure Lounge (UK), among others.
Jet Leg (Live Version) https://youtu.be/IiR3FUvm9Cg
Waterside (Live Version – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBljfys1bgQ
Staying at Home (Live Version) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLePUONcQ-o
As touring and live music came to a stop in 2020, Oisín used this slower pace to record his debut album, speaking of the process, he says:
“The bulk of this album was recorded between April – June 2020, a span of time that will go down in history, the world was in disarray and everything felt strange and unknown. Despite the chaos, however, I found a beautiful sanctuary in the making of this album. For the first time in my life I paused. I had time to listen in earnest to the sounds around me – the clacks of the sparrow on my roof, the purr of the wood pigeon, the slow drip-drops of spring-rain on the studio, the cautious, slow approach of wind through the forest, the resonance of an open-strung guitar.
My illustrious and endlessly talented brother Ferdia helped me capture some of these moments within this selection of my songs and I present them here for you in album form. I hope that it grants you some of the joy, quietude, and solace it brought us in making it.
‘Os’ on Bandcamp (CD and Digital):
https://odeermusic.bandcamp.com/album/os
O Deer:
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/odeer
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odeermusic/