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Release Date: 27 March 2026
Label: HIBAW Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5037300558844
Genres: Folk Singer Songwriter
Description
'How I Became A Wave' release their self-titled debut album on the 27 March 2026.
Lush in strings and pedal steel, the nine-track 'How I Became A Wave' album features contributions from some of Ireland's most accomplished musicians, headed up by Pat Carey, and featuring string and piano arrangements by Cormac McCarthy (RTÉ Concert Orchestra).
'How I Became A Wave' will be available as a limited edition 12" gatefold vinyl that brings together music and visual art, featuring cover artwork based on the original oil painting 'Towards Pabaigh' by Scottish artist Ellis O'Connor, design by West Cork creative Megan Clancy, insert image by Cork-based artist Leslie Allen Spillane, and handwritten liner notes and lyrics from Pat Carey, who steers How I Became A Wave as a collaborative, multidisciplinary project.
Pat Carey says: "At the heart of How I Became A Wave is a sense of collaboration - of connection between artists. Inviting artists of different disciplines into the creative process has been key to the journey. Understanding how other people see, hear and feel my work has been enlightening, affirming and vital, making sure that what we have created is a living body of work that I hope will continue to be expressed in changing ways."
Supporting the album release will be two full band headline shows, at Coughlan's, Cork (12 April) and The Unitarian Church, Dublin (17 April) in addition to upcoming supports with acclaimed US singer-songwriter Joan Shelley.
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