About Donnacha Toomey
Donnacha Toomey is an Irish singer songwriter and guitarist originally from County Limerick. Having played in a number of bands primarily as a songwriter/guitarist he has adopted a solo approach in recent years.
Toomey has played at numerous music festivals and shared the stage with a number of well known artists including Freddie White, Luka Bloom, Sheila Chandra, Director, Hazel O'Connor and Clive Carroll.
The recently released "Carnival of Colours" is an album that has received much interest for its "judiciously crafted songs" and musicianship.The album has received extensive airplay on well established RTE and BBC radio shows as well as a number of US folk stations.
"Carnival of Colours" has allowed Toomey's sound to evolve even further, featuring acoustic tracks, a number of full band arrangements and instrumentals.
In 2005 Donnacha released "Reasons" a collection of songs which serves as an introduction to his rootsy acoustic guitar driven songs.
"Thoughtful, intelligent songs-finely arranged & tastefully produced. Superb musicianship from a talented singer-songwriter..I want to hear more"
PJ CURTIS- Producer, Broadcaster and Writer
