Peter Doolan
Poet and singer-songwriter Peter Doolan was born and raised in County Tipperary, Ireland. He moved to London in 2006.
Doolan’s musical releases include the EP Modern Bombs Don’t Tick (Dogcat Records, 2020) and two LPs, 2022’s The Rise & Fall of Western Civilisation, Modern Politics & Tipperary Hurling Pts 1 & 2 and 2025’s I Am a Tree, Rooted to the Spot & a Snake Moves Around Me, in a Circle. Doolan’s musical output uses folk instrumentation to reimagine indie and punk music. His frequent live performances feature a backing band, the St. Valentine’s Day Massacres.
Doolan’s debut poetry collection, Collective Living in the Singular Age, was released in 2019, and his second is forthcoming in 2025.
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More Peter Doolan
Text: Read a short interview with Doolan in the Irish Post
Text: Read Doolan's poem "The Druid" at Wide Orbits
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Photo by Matthew Thompson.