Cathal Coughlan: 'I haven’t lived in Ireland for forty years, but I have that identity'

The Cork musician enjoyed his brief reunion with Microdisney, but has created a new persona for Song of Co-Aklan, his first solo album in ten years

Cathal Coughlan.

Having bid farewell to a large part of his musical past in February of 2019 with the formal, final shows of Microdisney, singer Cathal Coughlan wouldn’t have been blamed for finding himself at a juncture of sorts.  While none of us could have quite anticipated what would be in store in the months and years that followed, the current moment seems ideal for Coughlan to cast a cold eye on affairs of the world. 

New album Song of Co-Aklan does just that, seeing Coughlan emerge from a decade of traumatic and informing experiences with a wider frame of reference.