Damien O'Kane (born 1 September 1978) is an Irish musician, born in

Coleraine Coleraine ( ; from ga, Cúil Rathain , 'nook of the ferns'Flanaghan, Deirdre & Laurence; ''Irish Place Names'', page 194. Gill & Macmillan, 2002. ) is a town and civil parish near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern I ...

. He lives in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

with his wife, musician

Kate Rusby Kate Anna Rusby (born 4 December 1973) is an English English folk music, folk singer-songwriter from Penistone, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sometimes called the "Barnsley Nightingale", she has headlined various British folk festivals, an ...

, and their two daughters.

Career

O'Kane graduated from

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public university, public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is ...

in 2005 and has been performing ever since. He has performed with Flook and also in a duo with

Shona Kipling Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

. Damien is now pursuing his own solo career and also tours with

. His solo work features songs from his native Northern Ireland as well as his trademark instrumentals.

Personal life

Damien is married to singer/songwriter

; the couple have two daughters.Damien O'Kane website
accessed 30 November 2014.

Discography

* ''Banjophony'', 2018 (with Ron Block) * ''While Mortals Sleep'', 2011 (with Kate Rusby) * ''

Make the Light ''Make the Light'' is the ninth studio album by folk musician Kate Rusby, released on 22 November 2010 on Pure Records. The album is the first to feature songs written solely by Rusby; this idea was suggested by actress Jennifer Saunders, with ...

'', 2010 (with Rusby) * '' Sweet Bells'', 2008 (with Rusby; PRCD33) * '' Haven'', 2006 ( Flook) * ''Box On'', 2006 (Shona Kipling + O'Kane) * ''Momentum'', 2005 (CrossCurrent) * ''Melodeon Crimes'', 2005 (Julian Sutton instrumental album) * ''Pure Chance'', 2003 (Shona Kipling + O'Kane)

Solo albums

* ''Summer Hill'' (2010, Pure Records) * ''Areas of High Traffic'' (2016, Pure Records) * ''Avenging and Bright'' (2017, Pure Records)

References

External links

Damien O'Kane Home Page
1978 births Banjoists from Northern Ireland Living people Alumni of Newcastle University Musicians from County Londonderry People from Coleraine, County Londonderry Flook (band) members {{Ireland-music-bio-stub