Mumblin’ Deaf Ro is Dublin-based songwriter Ronan Hession who has released three albums to date. 'Senor, My Friend…' (2003) was called 'a rare thing: a genuine cult classic' (Irish Times) and 'one of the lost classics of Irish indie pop (Mongrel). 'The Herring and the Brine' (2007) was voted one of the best Irish albums of the decade on Nialler9, AU and Cluas. 'Dictionary Crimes' (2012) is Ro’s third album. The album tries to explain what it's like to be part of a family. Unlike the previous two storytelling albums, ‘Dictionary Crimes’ is largely autobiographical. The songs deal with parenthood (‘Cheer Up Charlie Brown’, ‘Being Bill Cosby’) miscarriage (‘Little Miteâ€... read more