SUPPORT: RACHEL CRAIG

Joel Harkin is a singer of songs and a spinner of yarns from Donegal. His 2020 album Never Happy was shortlisted for the NI Music Prize, which is more than Van Morrison can say, a win in and of itself. Joel Harkin lies awake at night, terrified at the prospect of the looming abyss. He channels these fears into his haunting songs. But don’t let that put you off. He is known for the contrast between his music and the whimsical, surrealist and very funny chatting he does as he tunes his guitar.

He is an artist best experienced in the room, and this is the nicest room that he could think of. Joel is joined on this occasion by his lovely band, which consists of Nicole Harper, Niall Laverty, George Sloan and Dan Monaghan. They are all as talented as they are good looking, which sounds like an exaggeration but is actually not.