representing Irish artists globally.
Eamonn Doyle at Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid.
artist representation
SoSimpatico works with high profile Irish artists from the fields of music and visual art. We have a deep understanding of the needs and requirements of artists in reaching audiences. Our experience enables them to leverage opportunity and connection, helping to develop and evolve their practices.
Colm Mac Con Iomaire
Colm Mac Con Iomaire is a highly acclaimed Irish composer and multi-instrumentalist, renowned for his deeply expressive work influenced by the natural world, his native Irish language and homeland. His diverse body of work spans film scores, theatre productions, dance performances, and three critically celebrated solo albums. A prolific collaborator, Colm has toured internationally, continually blending traditional and contemporary styles in his compositions. Raised in a musically rich household—his father a renowned broadcaster, song collector and Sean Nós singer and his mother a talented pianist—his work is a reflection of his cultural heritage and artistic upbringing.
Best known as a founding member of the traditional band Kíla and the influential rock group The Frames, Colm has contributed his violin to both bands, shaping their distinct sound. The Frames have recorded and toured across eight albums, celebrating their 30th anniversary with a remarkable 25,000-sellout performance in Ireland.
Colm's solo career began in 2008 with the release of The Hare's Corner (Cúinne an Ghiorria), a record that drew comparisons to the works of Michael Nyman and Arvo Pärt, with music writer Peter Murphy noting echoes of Seán Ó Riada. This was followed in 2015 by And Now The Weather (Agus Anois An Aimsir) of which the Irish Times’ Brian Keane wrote ‘these 10 gorgeous, pocket sized instrumentals come from a classically trained head, a transient folk soul and an indomitable traditional heart.’ and of 2019’s The River Holds Its Breath (Tost ar an Abhainn) Tony Clayton-Lea wrote - ‘without any apparent fuss, Mac Con Iomaire just piles one beauty on top of another’.
Colm Mac Con Iomaire continues to push the boundaries of his craft, forging a unique, evocative sound that resonates across genres and generations.
Eamonn Doyle
Eamonn studied painting and photography at college, graduating in 1991. He founded the internationally acclaimed D1 Recordings in 1996 and spent much of the next twenty years producing music and working in the independent music business.
He returned to photography in 2008 and his subsequent Dublin trilogy of work (i, ON, End.), formed the centre- piece exhibition at Rencontres d’Arles 2016. Fundación Mapfre Madrid staged the first fully comprehensive exhibition of his work in 2019. More recent bodies of work have taken him to the Atlantic coast of Ireland, the volcanic landscapes of Spain, and Japan.
Eamonn still lives and works where it all began, just off Parnell Street in Dublin, and music continues to feature as a fundamental aspect of his work, particularly with exhibitions and his collaborative film works. In 2024 Eamonn was awarded The David Octavius Hill Medal by The German Photographic Academy. Eamonn is further represented by Michael Hoppen Gallery London
Méav
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is a singer and composer whose unique sound was forged by the combination of her classical training in voice, harp and piano and her family heritage in the Irish language and folk music tradition.
As a solo artist Méav has performed to orchestra in Carnegie Hall and the Irish National Concert Hall and with her own band at the RIAM Whyte Recital Hall in Dublin, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Quebec Celtic Festival amongst many others.
Méav’s eponymous debut album in the 1998 was a breakout global success reaching the top ten in South Korea and winning her loyal fans all over the world with her crystalline voice and charismatic stage presence. She has released four successful solo albums including the compilation Celtic Journey which reached the Billboard World Music top ten. Her last album in 2013 The Calling was a collaboration with Craig Leon the legendary producer of Blondie and The Ramones. Méav is thrilled to be returning to the studio in 2025 to record her fifth solo album, Sweet Sorrow with Stephen Rennicks.
Méav is a founder member of the supergroup Celtic Woman which has sold over ten million albums and DVDs worldwide topping the Billboard World Music charts on several occasions. Méav is featured as a lead vocalist on many of Celtic Woman’s albums and performed live at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Red Rocks in Colorado, and many other world-famous venues on several world tours. Later as their Vocal Director and Creative Consultant, Méav sourced singers and songs, collaborated on compositions and mentored the other performers. She sings on their 2024 20th Anniversary Concert special which features on PBS. Her vocals and compositions feature prominently on their album Destiny, which was nominated for a Grammy in the World Music category.
Prior to the founding of Celtic Woman, Méav performed in the US premiere of Riverdance at Radio City Music Hall, New York, and toured as the solo vocalist in Lord of The Dance. She has appeared on several TV and film soundtracks and most recently featured in the Irish national broadcaster RTE ONE 2024 TV special Christmas from Kildare.