Live music - Jack O’Rourke

Everyman, Cork

It still seems to be a prerequisite of articles on Jack O’Rourke to place him in context as the author of ‘Silence’.

That ballad became an anthem of the Marriage Equality referendum, but if the reception to his recently released debut album Dreamcatcher is anything to go by, the mere mention of his name will suffice to bring nods of recognition as the crafter of mature chamber pop, rousing uptempo soul-tinged rockers and a chronicler of Cork city to rank alongside the likes of John Spillane and the writer Conal Creedon.