Hot Press described the Castlebar man as ‘One of Ireland’s rising stars’
Inspired by a true story, Conor Ward’s new release is a driving, cheerful song that captures brilliantly the spirit of adventure that sailing the high seas can bring.
Says Conor: “You meet someone. You fall for one another. Then they say, “Let’s buy a boat and sail the world”. You’ve never even set foot on a sailboat let alone thought about sailing the world on one.
“Do you give up your daily routine and home comforts for a life of spending weeks at a time completely cut off from the outside world. Just you, new love, the vast ocean and endless possibility.
“Do you stay or sail?”
Conor is a musician and songwriter from Mayo who has been making waves in the Irish music industry since the release of his debut EP ‘Wanderlust’.
Described by Hot Press as one of Ireland’s Rising Acts, his tracks have earned airplay on the likes of Today FM, 4FM, Newstalk, Spin SouthWest, Radio Kerry, MidWest Radio and iRadio.
Growing up in Castlebar the talented singer songwriter harboured ambitions of performing his songs all over the world and has gone on to play to audiences in Dubai, Bolivia, Peru, Australia and Vietnam.
Closer to these shores he has played support to Hermitage Green (Roisin Dubh), The Stunning (Dolan’s Warehouse), Paddy Casey (Garbo’s) and Mundy (UCH) as well as packing out shows of his own in iconic venues like Whelan’s and Dolan’s alongside a slot at Electric Picnic.
The Wind is Free will be available to stream on July 26th, 2019 on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and of course, Tidal!
And he plays in Garbo’s, Castlebar on Saturday night, 27th July.
