This month Éist chats to Simon Fagan, a classically-trained musician from Navan, Co. Meath.

Simon’s uplifting and catchy tunes could be described as acoustic rock, with elements of gospel and folk, and it's easy to see why he's been compared to the likes of Ray Lamontagne, Ryan Adams and Paolo Nutini. We listen to four of Simon's songs, one of which, 'Never Really Cried', picked up Best Performance at this year’s International Songwriting Competition, from more than 15,000 entries!

Ronan chats to Simon about his debut album, 'Outside Looking In', as well as about using a whip in the recording studio and buying Viagra in Egypt...but we begin by finding out how Simon first got involved in music!

Songs featured:

1. Water's Edge

2. Damn Honey

3. Never Really Cried

4. Plastic Compass

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Artist's Website:

http://www.simonfagan.net/