Fresh from support slots with Sam Fender, Lewis Capaldi and more, Aaron Rowe is winning hearts by mixing hard-edged, emotional songs with his unmistakable soft vocal. Here, he reflects on his lucky break, Ed Sheeran’s words of wisdom and the new crop of Irish acts “paving the way”…

WORDS: James Hanley
PHOTO: Henry Pearce

Aaron Rowe speaks like someone who can’t believe his luck. Fed up of belting out covers at pubs around Dublin day in, day out just to ...