Lorkin O'Reilly - FORETTA (2020) Hi Res

Since immigrating to the United States from Scotland in 2014, Lorkin O’Reilly has been making a name for himself as a commanding new songwriting talent. His unique transatlantic approach blends old-country inspired open tunings similar to that of Bert Jansch, Nike Drake and Dick Gaughan with direct and personal reflections and poetry. His writing portrays not only his own reality, but experiences faced by most of us: the purgatory between childhood and adulthood, between new home and old home and finally the overarching struggle of finding a new identity.

On his new EP, Foretta, O'Reilly presents songs that range from traditional reels to twanging Townes-esque imagery, the album is a musical representation of an immigrant’s journey.