Branwen Kavanagh is a singer, musician, composer, performance artist and puppeteer from the West of Ireland. Inspired by folklore, dada, poetry and theatre and led by a powerful imagination, Branwen’s art and music are usually fashioned into surreal and potent experiences which cross the threshold into bizarre and magical territory. They are an award nominated artist, have performed their compositions on Other Voices, The National Concert Hall, Glastonbury, RTE, BBC and have toured internationally.  They are the songwriter for well known projects including Twin Headed Wolf, Rufous Nightjar and their solo project, Branwen. Branwens live shows include crankies, storytelling, puppetry and unusual objects employed as instruments. With absurd humour and the occasional on stage wedding, their haunting and poetic music juxtaposed with the hilarious and surreal leaves a warm otherworldly impression on their audiences.

They released 3 full length albums of their original compositions within 18 months Feb 2024 - July 2025, with Twin Headed Wolf  (Altarwise) Rufous Nightjar (Songs for Three Voices) and their solo project, Branwen (Mirrormouth).  

In 2019 they released a solo record (Hunted and Haunted) as Branwen and an album of acapella traditional songs in 2015 (The Long Decay) with Twin Headed Wolf which is housed in ITMA. 

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