Donovan: Folk legend on his love of Cork, and fun times with David Lynch 

After a long layoff, Donovan returns to the live arena with a gig in Ballycotton 

Folk icon Donovan returns to the live arena with gigs at the Sea Church in Ballycotton, and the Everyman in Cork city. 

Donovan Leitch is sending hazy cosmic vibes down the phone-line. “I ammmm… the Shamannnn,” croons the troubadour, who achieved fame in the 1960s with darkly delirious hits such as Hurdy Gurdy Man and Season of the Witch.

He is recalling an encounter last year with surrealist filmmaker David Lynch. Sharing a passion for transcendental meditation, they met in spring 2021 at Lynch’s studio in Los Angeles with vague plans collaborate. In the end, it was Lynch who got the ball rolling.