Olan Monk is a musician, performer and writer from Conamara, Ireland. They co-founded
C.A.N.V.A.S. with Lugh O’Neill as an events series and record label, established in 2018 to
give collective agency to an increasingly dispersed community of artists.
Their practice involves experimental and popular songwriting, performing as a solo act and
in collaboration with other musicians, including recordings and performances with Actress,
Ashley Paul, Elvin Brandhi, James K, Maria Somerville, Michael Speers, Moin, Princ€ss and
Shampain.
Past releases include Love/Dead (2020) and Auto Life (2021) on C.A.N.V.A.S. and Dubplate
08 (2022) on AD 93. They contributed the single ‘Surf’ to Scenic Route’s The Road Less
Travelled Vol. 2 compilation (2024) and feature on the single ‘Guess It’s Wrecked’ from
Moin’s third album You Never End (2024), released on AD 93.
Past performances include appearances at Rewire, The Hague; Aiséirí in Leisureland,
Galway; National Concert Hall, Dublin; the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast; cafe OTO,
London; Barbican Hall, London; Institute for Contemporary Art, London; PAF Olomouc; EOS
crossings, Frankfurt and throughout Ireland, England and continental Europe.
In 2025, they are touring songs from a forthcoming album.
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