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Seamus Fogarty on the sheer shock value of Captain Beefheart

The alt-folk and electronica artist's musical influences include Mississippi John Hurt, Captain Beefheart and Rozi Plain

Seamus Fogarty will perform as part of a show at the NCH on November 26

Seamus Fogarty is an alt-folk and electronica artist from Mayo. On November 26, he will perform at the National Concert Hall in Dublin as part of Tones that are Tender and Tones that are Gruff, a once-off show curated by singer-songwriter Lisa O’Neill. Other guests include pianist/vocalist/composer Ruth O’Mahony-Brady and the folk band Kú.

“I’ve been playing live with Lisa for a good number of years,” says Fogarty, whose third album A Bag of Eyes ...