Oisin Leech announced himself in 2024 as a singer-songwriter of some distinction with his solo debut album 'Cold Sea'. Since its release it has seen over six million streams worldwide.Oisin’s solo album ‘Cold Sea’ was awarded BBC 6 Music’s Album Of The Year (as chosen by Cerys Matthews) while The Irish Times, MOJO, and Uncut also hailed it as one of their ‘Albums Of The Year’.The album benefited from the subtle presence of some stellar musicians, namely Steve Gunn who produced, M Ward, Dónal Lunny, Róisín McGrory, and Bob Dylan's bass player Tony Garnier but the acute sense of yearning is all Leech's own.Oisin's songs map exile, love, loss, and healing via erudite guitar and judicious use of synth and strings. The wilds of Malin, in north Co. Donegal where it was recorded, helped inspire this quiet gem of a record. The songs, which are steeped in folk nestle up and whisper in your ear- they are deliberately uncluttered, even sparse. Like Malin itself, space and air are everywhere and the pace is unhurried. Yet, paradoxically, there is emotional intensity aplenty.Since the album’s release Oisin has shared the stage with Vashti Bunyan, Richard Hawley, Ron Sexsmith, Tindersticks, Sam Amidon and Gaz Coombes. In 2025 Oisin was invited to perform on a main stage at Glastonbury Festival.
