Live music: Richard Hawley - Cork Opera House
Matching the raspy-sweet voice of a cigar-toting cherub with the cavernous guitar sound of a pit bull at the gates of hell, Richard Hawley owns his own unique space in the rock pantheon.
Casual radio listeners will be familiar with Hawley’s big tunes and sometimes romantic lyrics. Adjectives like romantic and nostalgic do tell at least a partial truth; the former Pulp guitarist is sweet at the surface. But his dedicated followers will know that this is just the tip of an incredible iceberg.
