CAROLINE O CALLAGHAN….

…..is a singer/songwriter, teacher and choir leader from Banna strand in North Kerry. Her original songs appear on her albums “Loves Old Dream” (2023) and “Daddy’s Waltz” (2014) and have been played on Radio Kerry, Irish Country Music Radio and internationally on WBAI New York.

Caroline has been singing since she was a child. Her songs are informed by her experiences growing up in rural Ireland. The themes of love, relationships, motherhood and ancestry interest and inspire the music along with a desire to express and process living. “Singing and writing is therapy and joy”.

The song “Scarabhín was written as an entry into the 2019 Sean McCarthy Ballad Contest, Finuge, County Kerry. It was the overall winner that year. Two other songs “Loves Old Dream” and “Forever forget me not” were runners up in previous years.

Caroline performs as a solo, in choirs, and with her husband, guitarist Donal Stack, in the duo “Beautiful Noise”. They perform in pubs, clubs, socials, festivals and corporate events. They also play for wedding ceremonies as “Kerry Wedding Music” all over Munster.

Caroline lives in Banna with Donal and their two boys Robert (drums) and Julian (piano).