Dublin, Ireland · Dark Folk · Blues
"The Fisherman and other Stories"
Stephen Brennan grew up in Co. Fermanagh and spent years playing blues, rock, and folk across Ireland — gigs, festivals, the Rory Gallagher Festival circuit. Then he got on a motorcycle and rode around the world.
That trip changed what he wanted to make. He set aside the covers band and started writing. The result is The Fisherman and other Stories, a debut EP of original songs drawing on folk, blues, and Irish traditional music — and on whatever it is you think about on a long road with no fixed end.
Now based in Dublin. Performing as Stephen Brennan (solo and full band) and with Cold Shot, a blues and blues rock band.
Debut EP — available soon on Spotify, Bandcamp, and all major streaming platforms.
Upcoming
Past Performances
Near FM's Paula Wiseman spoke with Stephen about the new single, its themes of environmental catastrophe, and the debut EP on the way. Listen to the interview.
The debut single from The Fisherman and other Stories is available now on all major streaming platforms. Listen here.
PureMzine covered the release of Earthbound, part of the forthcoming EP. Read the feature.
Stephen Brennan performed at Ballyshannon for the Rory Gallagher Festival, May 28th–31st 2026.
"...Then there are the Blues guys that put the B in Blues !!! Lonesome Pete, Mark Black, Stephen Brennan..."
"Cold Shot, fronted by Stephen Brennan — a high-energy Blues Rock band... recently qualified for the Irish Semi-Final of the European Blues Championships... Within their repertoire, Cold Shot play '100 years of the Blues' in their own signature style, incorporating influences from Delta Blues, 1970s R&B, Punk and Funk."
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