Kevin Walsh: 'Music is a helpful way of forming a connection to people'

The Cork singer-songwriter is on the autism spectrum, has two degrees in music, and is currently crowdfunding for what would be his debut single  

Kevin Walsh with some of his supporters at the launch of his crowdfunding appeal. Picture: John Allen

For thirty-year-old Kevin Walsh, a singer/songwriter who was diagnosed with autism at the age of five, the biggest challenge in his life is "the dichotomy of being a high achiever and not forming the social connections you would think comes with that".

Walsh, from Cork, recently launched a crowd-funding campaign to produce his debut single, 'Embrace the World', a pop/rock power ballad. He plans to record the tune with 13 singers, and create a narrative video to accompany the song. It is partly in aid of the autism charity, AsIAm with 50% of the proceeds going towards the organisation.