Bandroom Lane Sessions at Finn's Flok Club presents Colm Gavin & Kenan Flannery.

“The Essence of Folk Music in its rawest and most Authentic form”

Praised for writing “bone breakingly beautiful” music. Kenan Flannery is a 25-year-old IYMA’s award winning folk songwriter from Dublin, Ireland. At his core he is a storyteller for the working class, with a voice “that hits you with the intensity of a hundred Irish poets and musicians”. He mixes his upbringing of Irish folk/ballad music with his love of American folk music and has been compared to the likes of John Prine, Townes Van Zandt and Luke Kelly.

Since 2022 Kenan has been touring consistently across the USA and Europe and has shared the stage with the likes of The Wolfe Tones, Lisa Hannnigan and Allison Russell. His unique sound has gained him a lot of support and allowed him to perform at venues such as The National Stadium, The Olympia Theatre and The Red Ants Pants Festival in Montana.

Hitting the road with Colm Gavin in 2025 he will be bringing shows filled with stories, laughter, tears and a whole lot of sing-alongs.

Kenan Flannery has made a name for himself as one of the most unique performers and storytellers in the international folk scene today.

Celebrated Dublin Songwriter, Colm Gavin, is signed to BEO Records, home of the first lady of Celtic Music, Moya Brennan

His initial releases “Your Endless Slumber” & “A Voice For The Urban Darlings” both reached the top of the album charts in both Ireland and the UK at the time of their release with singles from the album gracing contemporary music charts right around the world.

Gavin’s witty on-stage performance and sensitive compositions, solidify his position as a singular artist and have seen him grace reputable stages like Vicar Street, Bord Gais Energy Theatre and The National Stadium in Dublin to City Winery Boston and the Legendary West 44″ and Broadway Jazz Mecca, Birdland Theatre in New York City

Sidelong to his solo musical accomplishments, Colm Gavin is fast becoming one of his native Ireland's most prolific songwriters and musical collaborators, having penned tunes for and with artists like Eurovision Winner Charlie McGettigan, Claudia Buckley, Kiera Dignam, Sinead Black and many more besides

His latest single “Song for Sam” has spent the better part of a month on the RTÉ Radio 1 recommends list & is presently in circulation on BBC Radio

“Songs this beautiful deserve to be heard” – American songwriter and ASCAP President, Paul Williams (Barbra Streisand, Carpenters)

“A labelmate of Moya Brennan at BEO Records, Gavin traverses many old-timey influences on his new LP, with its eight songs covering everything from Jazz duets, bluesy foot-stompers, and ragtime picking tunes.” – HotPress Magazine