{"id":27211,"date":"2017-05-06T14:23:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-06T13:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=27211"},"modified":"2017-05-06T14:23:36","modified_gmt":"2017-05-06T13:23:36","slug":"not-all-irish-folk-music-is-the-silken-same-we-talk-to-mossy-nolan-and-colm-mcgowan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/05\/not-all-irish-folk-music-is-the-silken-same-we-talk-to-mossy-nolan-and-colm-mcgowan\/","title":{"rendered":"Not All Irish Folk Music Is The Silken Same: We Talk To Mossy Nolan And Colm McGowan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27212\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/05\/not-all-irish-folk-music-is-the-silken-same-we-talk-to-mossy-nolan-and-colm-mcgowan\/img_2591-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2591-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1493215909&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_2591 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2591-1.jpg?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27212\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_2591-1.jpg?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ireland is known the world over for its music, and the many and varied forms it takes. On a recent trip to Dublin, Lisa took the opportunity to speak to three different bands, each from a very different genre to the others &#8211; about their music, and what it&#8217;s like to be a musician in Ireland.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Our second interview was with The Silken Same, also known as Mossy Nolan and Colm McGowan. The pair grew up together and have been performing for a number of years as &#8216;Mossy Nolan&#8217;. They decided to change their name to &#8216;The Silken Same&#8217;, after a phrase used by Colm&#8217;s father, as they felt it represented both of them, and had their first official tour dates in January this year, supporting Cass McCombs, in Whelans, and The Roisin Dubh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Their debut single, &#8216;Jennifer Gentle&#8217;, was released in April, and features Cass McCombs on electric guitar.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_25813\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RupvIWFmERw?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"The Silken Same - Jennifer Gentle\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/RupvIWFmERw\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find out more about The Silken Same on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/thesilkensame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook page<\/a>, including future performance dates.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Watch Lisa&#8217;s interview with them here:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; 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