Declan O'Rourke will also be playing tracks from 'Since Kyabram' album with his original band during a string of dates throughout the country in December (see below for further details).

How time flies. 'Since Kyabram' was first released almost 15 years ago, but has been out-of-print for a little while now due to industry-standard type complications with record companies.

But after years of negotiations and the odd battle, Declan O'Rourke finally bought the rights back from his old label.

D-Day, or should I say K-DAY is upon us!!
Haven't got my hands on a copy yet the lovely people at Warners sent me these pictures earlier. Can't believe it's almost 15 years since the first time I was waiting! Stay tuned for lotsa fun stuff. X
https://t.co/WqLWuMhEwx pic.twitter.com/IQN2VhBrB1

— Declan O'Rourke (@declanorourke) November 16, 2018

"Since Kyabram’ has been out of print and unavailable for a few years due to factors beyond my control, so I’m delighted to have found a way to make it accessible again," Declan O'Rourke tells Hot Press.

"I feel like it still stands up, and there’s a real nostalgia for it amongst my audience, but I hope re-releasing it means a new audience can discover it and share it too'. It was such a journey to hear it and see it with fresh eyes, and ears."

Declan O'Rourke adds, "Throughout the process, so many memories came flooding back and I just thought it would be nice to share some of them.

"That was the inspiration for the new liner notes and I had a lot of fun describing the build-up to, and the making of the record.

"Between the stories and the lyrics, it was hard to keep it all to a 20 page booklet! It’s also now available on vinyl for the first time, and one song has been re-mixed.

"I had a rehearsal with the band last week ahead of our up-coming December tour, and I just loved being inside the songs, and the music again."

'Since Kyabram' was re-released on 16 November, and is available now via the Warners store, and usual outlets.

The record is also available on vinyl for the first time, and the CD version has been re-packaged into a deluxe 6 panel digipak, that includes a 20 page booklet with lyrics, and new retrospective liner notes by the artist, giving insights into the recording of each song, and the build up to the making of the record.

Here's a list of Decland's upcoming gigs:

Dec 1 Waterford, Garter Lane Theatre
Dec 2 Dublin, Whelan’s, Wexford Street, Dublin
Dec 7 Cork, Live at St Luke’s, St. Luke’s Former Church
Dec 11 Galway, Town Hall Theatre.
Dec 20 Limerick, Dolan’s Warehouse
Dec 22 Wexford, St Iberius Church, Wexford

Delighted to welcome back the superb @declanorourke
To the Spirit Store on Saturday 29th December
Tickets €25 on sale Saturday 27th October at 9am from the link below and Spirit Store from 4pm pic.twitter.com/UwaWNhZrIK

— Spirit Store (@SpiritStore) October 27, 2018