

They got no idea they’re destroying what they love most.”Ībundance, Montana, once a lively mining town in the days of the wild west, is now not much more than a ghost town. He continues to write, record, and release new material.“The thing you got to understand about foxes,” Dixie said, “is that they’re innocent of what they’re doing.

He also has become a regular at the major festivals including Electric Picnic, the Cuirt Literary Festival, Westport Arts Festival, and Clifden Arts Festival. Rutledge is a regular performer at some of Galway’s finest venues including the Roisin Dubh, The Crane, and Campbell’s Tavern.

According to poet Pat Ingoldsby Seamus Ruttledge’s songs and music are “gentle, mighty healing, and exceedingly beautiful.” In reviewing Ruttledge's music Shay Healy had this to say "the songs of Seamus Rutledge cut deep into the soul, and straight to the chase. Ruttledge’s repertoire is unflinching as it rails against the human frailties of blame, self-interest, hedonism, and corporate consumption in songs like War, You Didn’t Either, and Edge of The World.īut there is redemption and hope too, not least in songs like I Feel Blessed, Orphan Child, Better Man, and Say It Easy. He has also performed songs from the albums live on the RTE Radio 1 Arts show Arena and featured on the John Creedon radio show. His latest offering Elementary Chaos was launched at Cuirt Literary Festival 2014. He has released three well received and critically acclaimed albums to date. Mayo native Seamus Rutledge has established a reputation as one of the most respected contemporary songwriters currently at work.
