Lead Singer of the Hugo Lynn Experience and Lil Skag on stage at the Rugby Club.
Hugo Lynn playing passionately on stage.
Sabastian Pim and Madi Linls.
Kathleen Murphy, Anne and Mairead Roche.
Katie Monaghan, Laira Shine ,Mairead Moran, Orlo O’ Leary, Lil Skag, and Emma Caufield.
Hugo Lynn was the opening act on the night.
© Enniscorthy Guardian
Sean Roche, most commonly known by his stage name Lil Skag, held an energy-filled homecoming performance in his hometown of Enniscorthy recently.
Lil Skag had been residing in Berlin for the last few years, where he found his unique style in interweaving classic Irish wit with cultural references over addictive beats, but returned to Ireland just before Christmas. On the night of his Enniscorthy concert in the local rugby club, he was supported by opening act The Hugo Linn Experience, his favourite band.
He recently spoke to the Sunday World about how monumental the experience was abroad in his musical journey.
“Lil Skag wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Berlin and the freedom that gave me, but I came home to concentrate on the music. Rapping in your bedroom and writing songs is one thing, but performing is a total separate art form. I wanted to get comfortable on the stage and do as much gigging as I could,” he said.
After building a following on Soundcloud, he came to prominence in 2023 after his first official single after Irish music publication, District Magazine, filmed a reaction video to the song across their social media platforms.
Since then Lil Skag, also referred to as ‘Young Flames Joyce,’ has performed sold out shows in Dublin and Cork to enthusiastic fans and music lovers. One of his most popular songs is ‘Caca Milis,’ which references the iconic short film featuring Brendan Gleeson that features on the Irish Leaving Certificate curriculum.
Lil Skag spoke previously about how natural it is for Irish people to become rappers as the culture is steeped in humour and history.
“I just think that Ireland is a country of born rappers… we’re all sh*te talkers and we’re storytellers and I think there should be more of that style of rap,” he said.
“A lot of my stuff is silly little one-liners, it’s all very quotable and it’s kind of comedy in rapping. I think as a nation we are born to do it, so I’d like to see where I can take it. I’ve got a lot of inspiration from my rural Irish father…all the quotes that these auld lads from the countryside say. They’re among the funniest people in the world. That’s very good for my inspiration,” he added.
His most recent collaboration was with Tallaght rapper Curtisy called ‘Usually’ and Lil Skag’s journey and further information about future performances can be found on his social media pages.
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