Live Report: Owen Rua on the Hot Press Lockdown Sessions' Y&E Series

Tralee singer-songwriter Owen Rua has established himself as one of the country's most hotly tipped emerging singer-songwriters, with passionate acoustic performances across Ireland. He released his debut single, 'Do You Ever Think Of Me?' earlier this year.

Owen opened with 'Don't Rely On Anybody But Yourself', and followed up with a wonderful cover of Smokey Robinson's 'Who's Lovin' You'. He also played his debut single, 'Do You Ever Think of Me?'.

Watch the full performance below, and read on to check out the rest of this week's line up.

 

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@owenruamusic’s live stream for HotPress & @tourism.culture.gaeltacht. Includes live debut of his new single ‘Don’t Rely On Anybody but Yourself’.

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Watch Zaska tonight, November 12, as part of the Hot Press Lockdown Sessions' The Y&E Series, supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media – live on the Hot Press Instagram (@hotpressmagazine) at 7.30pm.

Thursday, November 12: Zaska

Zaska is a supergroup of talent from across genres in the Irish music scene led by guitarist, songwriter, and producer Max Zaska. Max's guiding principles of community, positivity, and sustainability are central to his work with a changing lineup of players, that started with the band's original vocalist, Hozier.

Friday, November 13: Brad Heidi

The young Northern Irish singer-songwriter is releasing his brand new EP, 'Hearts Get Broken Sometimes', this Friday after two years of preparation. He released his introductory track, 'Wildfire', in May 2019 and has been building up a fanbase since touring Ireland with his guitar ever since.