Colum Sands

Colum Sands combines the observation of a universal storyteller with a long Irish tradition of poetic musicality to weave songs that sing to the world.
A native of County Down, he has performed in more than thirty countries and his journeys, great and small, inspire songs which give voice to the extraordinary within the ordinary and often reveal the absurdity of sacred cows in the parlours of power and prejudice.

From portraits like "The Man with the Cap", "Fred Jordan’s Boots", "Going Down to the Well with Maggie" or" Beyond The Frame" to observations on the paranoia of difference like "Whatever you say, say nothing" and "The March Ditch", his eight albums are filled with songs that he has crafted with sensitivity, insight and humour Many of them have been recorded by other artistes, some have been translated into German, Dutch and Hebrew and Colum himself has translated Goethe from German and Scottish Gaelic into English in recent years.

A long time presenter of the popular BBC Radio Ulster programme ”Folkclub”, Colum has also produced around one hundred albums in his recording studio in Rostrevor, working with artistes ranging from young musicians to veterans like Joan Baez and Pete Seeger. He has received a Living Tradition Award for his services to Folk and Traditional Music and his song, “The Donegall Road” was included in the “Sound Neighbours” album which received shortlist nominations in three categories for the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Colum Sands’s tracks

• Song Bridge by Colum Sands
• Very Nearly by Colum Sands
• Catherine Schubert née O'Hare by Colum Sands
• Before Winter Sets In (60 seconds) by Colum Sands
• Just an oul' thing that's going around (60 second segment) by Colum Sands
• January Child (60 second taster) by Colum Sands
• Better times are waiting for you (60 second segment) by Colum Sands
• One more for the road (60 seconds segment) by Colum Sands
• The Spirit Lives On by Colum Sands
• 06 Turn The Corner by Colum Sands