Cork singer songwriters collaborate on new single

A collaboration between renowned Cork singer/songwriters Elly O’Keeffe and Alan Daniel Tobin is being released today.

The song, Myself & Me, emerged from a conversation between the two friends in a West London café.

Ms O’Keeffe said: “It’s all about talking to your inner child. Working with Alan, it felt very natural to open up about some of the most intimate thoughts and feelings I had about my growth as a person.

“The song focuses on the realisation that after a certain amount of life experience, you need the vulnerable part of yourself to come to light so you can progress and be happy — no matter how hard it may be to face sometimes. This was a great experience writing such a personal song with a close, dear friend like Alan.”

Mr Tobin said: “When I sat with Elly at that café in London, I was after a challenging year during which I had found myself digging deep inside my heart and my past.”

“It all spilled out that afternoon — the melody, the words, and the energy — and over the next few months, we chipped away at it to eventually reveal Myself & Me, the song that was always there.”

The song will appear on Alan’s new album Mountain Common, which drops on May 15.

Elly O’Keeffe is a Cork singer and songwriter, now based in London, who first made her mark on the Irish music scene at a very young age, singing with her family in various venues around the country. Her debut album When We Live garnered great acclaim and airplay.

Alan Daniel Tobin (ADT) is a West Cork-based songwriter, producer, and musician whose music is hugely influenced by his family, the Atlantic Ocean, and the wilds of West Cork. He has released four albums (two as ADT and two with alt-folk trio LOWmountain), and shared stages with Glen Hansard, Gemma Hayes, and Mick Flannery.