My name is Ciarán Mullin, and I am an Australian musician. As I’m sure my name lets you know, I am of Irish roots. I was born in Dublin in 1987, and my family and I moved out to Australia to find work just 6 weeks after I was born.
I am here because I am coming to the show at Killashee Hotel tomorrow (Thursday 15th January). I am also a musician because my dad was a musician, and he was a musician because of you.
A funny little side note; my Dad played gigs on the weekends in Australia to earn some extra money and feed the four of his children. He would practice in his bedroom and perform at our family barbecues to the other Irish folk in our area. He would play songs of yours just, like you, all the time. The influence of you and your music was always clear. So much so, when we did eventually hear you on the radio in the car, my sisters innocently remarked, “Dad, this guy is singing your song!!”. Of course, we were so young we didn’t know it was the other way around.
Sadly, my Dad passed away in December of 2024. And even worse, it was just 23 days before I married my wife. He had a serious stroke in 2018 that he survived, but he lost the use of his left side and could no longer play the guitar. Heartbreaking for him, but also for those at the barbecues. It was a tough 6 years and he had been through enough. One of the many things that helped me get through my wedding without him.
At his funeral, I said the greatest gift he gave me was the ability to play and sing. I always feel most safe, or most comfortable in this world when I am playing and singing. Not at 1am when I am getting requests for rebel songs, but when I am on my own and just passing the time. Realising who I am and how lucky I have been. It is really difficult to explain, but as a fellow musician, I’m sure you understand.
I wanted to pass this story on because I think he wanted to give to me what music gave to him, and he found that largely because of you. I think at the moments he missed home, you and the guitar were there for him. He was a great man. A really, really great man. I am a school teacher as well and I see firsthand how lucky my mum, my family and I were to have him. How lucky we were to have a passionate, Irishman and musician in our world.
I’ve kept an eye on the dates of your shows, and as soon as I found a window, I knew I had to go. So I’m here, and I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks for all of it, for everything.
Hi Christy,
My name is Ciarán Mullin, and I am an Australian musician. As I’m sure my name lets you know, I am of Irish roots. I was born in Dublin in 1987, and my family and I moved out to Australia to find work just 6 weeks after I was born.
I am here because I am coming to the show at Killashee Hotel tomorrow (Thursday 15th January). I am also a musician because my dad was a musician, and he was a musician because of you.
A funny little side note; my Dad played gigs on the weekends in Australia to earn some extra money and feed the four of his children. He would practice in his bedroom and perform at our family barbecues to the other Irish folk in our area. He would play songs of yours just, like you, all the time. The influence of you and your music was always clear. So much so, when we did eventually hear you on the radio in the car, my sisters innocently remarked, “Dad, this guy is singing your song!!”. Of course, we were so young we didn’t know it was the other way around.
Sadly, my Dad passed away in December of 2024. And even worse, it was just 23 days before I married my wife. He had a serious stroke in 2018 that he survived, but he lost the use of his left side and could no longer play the guitar. Heartbreaking for him, but also for those at the barbecues. It was a tough 6 years and he had been through enough. One of the many things that helped me get through my wedding without him.
At his funeral, I said the greatest gift he gave me was the ability to play and sing. I always feel most safe, or most comfortable in this world when I am playing and singing. Not at 1am when I am getting requests for rebel songs, but when I am on my own and just passing the time. Realising who I am and how lucky I have been. It is really difficult to explain, but as a fellow musician, I’m sure you understand.
I wanted to pass this story on because I think he wanted to give to me what music gave to him, and he found that largely because of you. I think at the moments he missed home, you and the guitar were there for him. He was a great man. A really, really great man. I am a school teacher as well and I see firsthand how lucky my mum, my family and I were to have him. How lucky we were to have a passionate, Irishman and musician in our world.
I’ve kept an eye on the dates of your shows, and as soon as I found a window, I knew I had to go. So I’m here, and I just wanted to say thanks. Thanks for all of it, for everything.