Ciaran Lavery

For fans of: Damien Rice, Fionn Regan, Villagers

CIARAN Lavery has been a musician since his teens as frontman of seven-piece alternative folk band, Captain Kennedy.

But the Irish singer-songwriter from Aghagallon in County Antrim has really found his feet since becoming a solo artist.

His songs about love, loss and redemption have been inspiring fans since the release of his debut album, Not Nearly Dark, in 2013.

Ciaran also has had more than 22 million listeners on Spotify and can count DJ Zane Lowe among his fans.

- Ciaran Lavery performs at the Castle Hotel in Manchester on October 25