Culture That Made Me: Declan O'Rourke picks his touchstones 

In advance of his gig in Glengarriff, the Dubliner includes the likes of Joni Mitchell, Vermeer, and Irving Berlin in his selections 

Declan O'Rourke.

Declan O’Rourke, 49, grew up in Ballyfermot, Dublin and Australia. In 2004, he released his debut album Since Kyabram, a reference to the Australian town he spent part of his childhood. 

In 2021, Gill Books published his debut novel The Pawnbroker’s Reward. He will perform at The Island Drift on Garinish island, Glengarriff, Co Cork, September 5–7. Others appearing at the event include Blindboy and Kevin Barry.