Storyteller, dynamic guitar player, timeless-voiced singer, acclaimed songwriter-Declan O'Rourke is all of these things and more. While his songs have touched a wide range of performers, tastemakers and lucky fans over the past decade, this album is the first chance for US listeners to experience the power and soul of this performer. Mag Pai Zai [pronounced as 'Magpie's Eye'] is O'Rourke's first US release, and his first for his own Rimecoat Records. He chose to pursue the independent path for Mag Pai Zai, to take full creative control over his writing, production, and release plans.