Mumblin' Deaf Ro Explained

Mumblin' Deaf Ro
Birth Name:Rónán Hession
Origin:Dublin
Genre:blues, folk
Years Active:–present
Label:Villain Records
Popical Island
Associated Acts:Nigel Cosgrave
Instrument:acoustic guitar

Rónán Hession (; born 1975), known as Mumblin' Deaf Ro, is an Irish blues musician and novelist.[1] [2] [3] [4]

He lives in Dublin with his wife and two children and supports Watford Football Club. He is Assistant General Secretary of the Department of Social Protection.

Musical career (as Mumblin' Def Ro)

Hession has performed in several bands in Dublin: Rinty, Boxcar, and The Critters. He also performed under the name of 'Johnny Horsebox'.[5] As Mumblin' Deaf Ro he had his first release in 2003. His 2012 album Dictionary Crimes was named as Irish album of the year by Nialler9 and the Irish Independent, and was nominated for the Choice Music Prize.[6]

Discography

Albums

Publications (as Rónán Hession)

Hession has to date published two acclaimed novels:

Leonard and Hungry Paul (Bluemoose Books, 2019) [11] [12] [13]

Panenka (Bluemoose Books, 2021) [14] [15]

His third, Ghost Mountain, will be published by Bluemoose Books in 2023.

He reviews fiction for the Irish Times, with a particular focus on fiction in translation, and has also written articles for LitHub about writing practice, such as

The quest for kindness is one of literature's great challenges

Awards and recognition

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "You Just Have To Commit To It" – An Interview With Mumblin' Deaf Ro. 20 September 2012.
  2. Web site: "Grief changes you" — Mumblin' Deaf Ro interview from 2012.. Niall. Crumlish. 9 November 2018.
  3. Web site: From drunken hobo to Buddhist monk. 20 March 2015. The Myanmar Times.
  4. Web site: Mumblin' Deaf Ro - Dictionary Crimes | Review | Album Review. GoldenPlec.
  5. Web site: CLUAS | Interviews | Mumblin' Deaf Ro. www.cluas.com.
  6. Web site: Dictionary Crimes, by Mumblin Deaf Ro. Mumblin Deaf Ro.
  7. Web site: Mumblin' Deaf Ro – Senor, My Friend – Indiecater Records.
  8. Mumblin' Deaf Ro - The Herring and the Brine. 13 July 2007. www.rte.ie.
  9. News: Mumblin' Deaf Ro. Lauren. Murphy. The Irish Times.
  10. Web site: Ronan's simple dictionary of family life. independent.
  11. Web site: A Review of: Leonard and Hungry Paul, by Ronan Hession . 2022-05-22 . Believer Magazine . en-US.
  12. Book: LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL Kirkus Reviews . en.
  13. Web site: O’Grady . Carrie . 2019-03-29 . Leonard and Hungry Paul by Rónán Hession review – a gentle curiosity . 2022-05-22 . the Guardian . en.
  14. Web site: 2021-06-02 . Panenka by Rónán Hession review – moments of grace . 2022-05-22 . the Guardian . en.
  15. Web site: Panenka: Friendship, love and forgiveness after the final whistle . 2022-05-22 . independent . en.

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