Ken Griffin of August Wells is doing his own thing

KEN Griffin of August Wells smiles when he hears himself described as the “overlooked genius” of Irish rock, Ed Power.

“I don’t feel at home in the music industry,” says Griffin, his Dublin accent still strong after 20 years in New York. “I’ll be at a meeting and just want to jump out the window.”

Griffin is here to discuss his new project, August Wells. But to many he will be forever synonymous with Rollerskate Skinny, the 1990s group widely agreed to be one of the great lost Irish bands of the decade.