Coffee House Sessions presents... McMahon

29th April

In Ground Cafe from 3pm 

The life-­-changing impact of a near-­-fatal car crash in 2007 led Irish boy, McMahon, to channel his 

energies into a single-­-minded musical expression. McMahon’s debut album “Half Blind” traverses an entire spectrum of sounds and influences: from McMahon’s devotion to the song-­-craft of the late, under-­-appreciated American writer-­-performer Jim Croce, right through to the likes of Eminem, Guns N’ Roses and musical theatre.  

Half Blind is a gloriously eclectic mix of unique sounds that blend together to make something great. Cork-­-born, McMahon has quite literally been seeing life very differently since a fateful day in September 2007 when he was involved in a serious car accident. His former life as an All-­-Ireland champion gymnast and roller blade champion came crashing down as he fought for his life following the accident. When he woke up weeks later in hospital, McMahon had lost his sense of smell and the sight in one eye, but instead found a great deal more.  

A chance meeting with Terry McCabe, MD of Manchester label All In Recordings, led to McMahon signing with the company and his musical career has been on an upward spiral ever since. “Music has always been in my bones,” he says of his craft. “I didn’t actually learn to play the guitar until I was 19, but music has always been something that’s been a big motivator in my life. I’d started writing music before my accident, but after losing my smell and sight, I definitely feel that my musical senses were enhanced. There’s a few tracks on the album that have most definitely been inspired by the

experiences that I went through with the accident.”