Dermot Kennedy Talks Funeral, Better Days, Fred Again and New Album "The Weight of the Woods"

Zach Sang Show

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4.6 • 685 Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Ireland’s finest is back on the couch to discuss his third album, ‘Weight of the Woods’ — a record that in part-took shape in Nashville, but is very much steeped in his home country. We get into the nitty gritty of the album, the relationship between sports and music and music-making, that Taylor Swift cover, “Blue Eyes,” J Cole and his hip-hop influences. Plus he recounts his meet-cute with Fred Again and how those two banging collabs came about, he clarifies (and is occasionally confused by) some Irish slang, and so much more.

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0:00.0	Hey, beautiful human.
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0:38.7	amazon.com slash likes plus hi beautiful human I'm Zach that's Dan and Dermyn Kennedy is back in
0:44.3	the studio yo what's up guys cool pants thank you very much you by the way he's wearing
0:50.7	sweatpants on one side and jeans on the other.
1:11.7	And this is a duality for your personality, yeah? I think so, yeah. I think it was my dream to be able to tour and wear sweatpants on stage. Like, I really just wanted to be comfortable on stage. But I feel obliged to sometimes dress up, so that's what this is. It's right there in the middle. Yeah, yeah, yeah. This is my formal way to the woods.
1:12.4	Yeah, man.
1:26.1	We have a brand new album to talk about. Yes, indeed. But I'm interested in your relationship with this album because I also hear you're in Nashville right now making even more music. Yeah, but you know, it's interesting. Like that cliche thing did happen where I was working on new music and I was like, maybe I'll wait a while.
1:27.5	You know, I'm not in a hurry.
1:29.2	I think like, yeah.
1:29.9	And it's fun.
1:32.3	Like if a certain song shows up, fantastic. But I don't necessarily feel compelled to sit in the studio right now. Can you explain that? That's what I'm doing right now, but I mean, like, making music. Yeah. Explain the weight of the woods. Is that The weight of Nashville? Is that the weight of Ireland? Is it the combination of the two? It's in my mind.
1:43.4	It's an Irish thing, definitely.
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