Declan O’Donovan (b. 1985)
	
Declan O’Donovan was born in Whitehorse to parents Derm and Kathy O’Donovan, the ninth of eleven children. There was always a piano in the house and he took lessons through his childhood and teenage years. He and his brother Ryan and friends formed a blues rock band, Scotch, and achievement local fame. The four band members moved to Montreal in 2007 and parted ways in 2009. Declan continued as a solo musician and put out his [self-titled] debut CD, produced at the Old Crow Recording Studio and Daniel Janke Studio in Whitehorse, in 2012.((Jacqueline Ronson, “Yukon musician celebrates solo debut.” //Yukon News// (Whitehorse), 8 August 2012.)) The cut “Broken Sky” made him one of the most sought-after musicians in Canada.((“Bandcamp recommendation.” Music Yukon, 2024 website: Get Thee Behind the Wheel by Declan O’Donovan | Music Yukon))
	
Declan’s second album, //Get Thee Behind the Wheel// included band members Leon Powers, Darren Parris, and Paul Rigby, and debuted in September 2022. In October 2023, Declan performed songs on acoustic piano and guitar from his new LP//Amok// described as baroque psychedelia.((“Declan O’Donovan in Concert.” Yukon Film Society, 2024 website: Declan O’Donovan In Concert - Yukon Film Society)) His live performance in Dawson in April 2023 featured Ryan O’Donovan on guitar and special guest Shannon O’Donovan celebrating her latest album //Pockets of Time.//((Dawson City, 2024 website: Declan O’Donovan Amok | Dawson City Yukon))