New Album
OUT MAY 2025

Peter Doran returns with his most powerful and reflective work to date, All the World is Running on a Mystic Code. This evocative new album blends elements of folk, alternative, and experimental soundscapes, showcasing Doran’s impeccable songwriting and boundless creativity.


Peter Doran’s, All the World is Running on a Mystic Code, is an album of cosmic depth, meditative beauty, and stark contrasts. With a profound connection to nature and a deep understanding of human emotion, it is a reflection on life’s most meaningful moments—those of love, loss, hope, and the ever-present search for meaning in a world full of contradictions.

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Peter Doran is an Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer known for his emotionally charged music that spans genres including folk, alternative, and experimental. With a career that spans over two decades and six studio albums, Peter has earned a devoted following for his deeply introspective songwriting, evocative lyrics, and distinctive sound. He has toured extensively across Ireland, Britain, and Europe, and his music continues to resonate with fans around the world.

Upcoming Shows

18.05.25

De Barra
CLonakilty, IE

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23.5.25

The bog lane theatre
ballymahon, ie

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New Album Out May 23rd

All the World is Running on a Mystic Code, is an album of cosmic depth, meditative beauty, and stark contrasts. With a profound connection to nature and a deep understanding of human emotion, it is a reflection on life’s most meaningful moments—those of love, loss, hope, and the ever-present search for meaning in a world full of contradictions.


Discography

  • Voices

    (2021)

    Recorded by Hally at Arthouse Studio, Naas, Ireland.

    Includes “Blue Mountains” & “Voices”.

    Listen / Buy

  • Outlines

    (2014)

    "With it's overtones of Damien Rice and James Vincent McMorrow, this is an absorbing, uplifting record" - 8/10 Hotpress

    Listen / buy

  • overhead the stars

    (2012)

    Recorded at the world famous Grouse Lodge Studios, Westmeath, Ireland.

    Includes the 2,000,000 + streamed “Every Little Thing”

    listen / buy

  • Sleepless Street

    (2010)

    Produced by Filippo Gaetani.

    Recorded in Tuscany, Italy and Grouse Lodge Studios, Irl. Mastered at Abbey Road Studios, London.

    listen / buy

  • wood

    (2006)

    Back to the Starting line.

    Where it all began, the debut album from Peter Doran.

    Listeb
The three singles released so far from "All the world is Running on a Mystic Code": Never Say Goodbye ⚓ Marguerite 🔥 Clockwork ⏰ Have you heard them all? Have you heard any of them? Which is your favorite? Would you like to hear some
📻 🔊 ⏰ ⚡ Massive thanks for the early radio support on Clockwork to @nearfm90.3 / @kclr96fm / @wrfgatlanta / @communityradiokilkennycity88.7 / @solidgoldradioireland / @prospectradio1 & @dundalk_fm You guys are legends. I really appreciate
Some instruments. I love guitars. I have since I was 11 years old... Mucking out horse 🐎 stables on my Uncle's farm to pay off guitar loans through my teens. A long obsession. I just love the tactile nature of the instrument. The sound. The expe
📷 Photo Roll. Some photos from my home studio in rural Westmeath. Included some pictures of the space before it was a studio and one that blows my mind where it was floorless & completely stripped of everything but its stone walls. 1. Peter tra
Thanks to @hotpressmagazine for the kind words on Clockwork. Available to stream / watch everywhere now. "The stripped-back track kicks off with Doran’s raw voice and an acoustic guitar. Slowly, the song builds to include soft drums, keys
Low Flying birds at pink Sundown. Wrapping up Clockwork day with this gorgeous painting from @beccathorneart that is the basis of the Clockwork single artwork & the "All the world is running on a Mystic Code" album cover. Do check ou
This guy here, @coneng.jpg is an absolute legend. Beyond thankful to have him in my corner for this latest musical project. Check out his official video for Clockwork at the link in bio... He has also made a 16 minute film to accompany the album
Today is Clockwork Day ⏰ So proud and excited to put Clockwork out into the Universe today!!!! This one means the world to me. As a song. As a production. As a song it is all about trying to create new life. It's about becoming a Father for th
Some stills from the Clockwork music video by @coneng.jpg Filmed on a blazing afternoon at Oldtown Studios. This song is a few years in the making. Releasing this Friday. Thank you. Peter #clockwork #musicvideo #stills #independentartist #vintag
@keith__marshall is my one and only muse ! Look out for him in the opening verses of new single "Clockwork" which comes out this Friday 21st March. Mark it in your calendar folks! Trem excited for you to hear this one. It's a bonafide h
Morning stroll along the canal near Ballinacarrigy. Cold but beautiful. Homeward bound for coffee ☕
On Friday: A new song from me. It's called "Clockwork". It's a song about believing things will come good. That, with time and faith, things will turn right. Broadly speaking that's what it's about. Specifically, I wrote it after an afte
Excited to play some live shows to celebrate the new record. Sunday May 18th @debarras_clonakilty Friday May 23rd @ Bog Lane Theatre Ticket details soon & more shows in the works... Photo by @darrensweeneyphotography
Album #6 is coming 23rd May 2025 Here is the album cover. Original artwork by @beccathorneart with graphic design by @coneng.jpg Very excited to put this new work out into the Universe. Thank you. Peter