Just listening to this. Wonderful.

The Veteran site and Ron Kavana's introduction say more than I can:

Veteran site:'In 2008 Irish traveller singer Thomas McCarthy discovered a singing session at Cecil Sharp House, not realising that there was an interest in his type of Sean Nos singing in London where he now lives. The word soon spread about this amazing young singer who has a style not unlike Joe Heaney and songs that no one had heard before. On this his first CD he sings mainly songs which have been handed down through his family as well some of his own newly composed songs, all ably assisted by the CDs producer Ron Kavana. Tommy McCarthy is a truly remarkable singer who sings in a way which is rarely heard today.'

ROn Kavana: 'I was immediately blown away by his beautifully controlled yet profoundly moving performance, the likes of which I hadn't heard since Joe Heaney in the 60s.'