CMAT Talks Ed Sheeran, Sings A Stirring “Euro-Country” On The Daily Show

Anytime the ascendant Irish star CMAT performs on TV, that's appointment viewing. She's a hugely engaging performer with a gigantic bazooka voice, and she makes the absolute most of every big performance. Fortunately, we've been getting a lot of those CMAT performances in the time since she released her album Euro-Country last year. Just a few weeks ago, CMAT was the musical guest on SNL UK, and she took part in a sketch. On Wednesday night, CMAT appeared on Comedy Central to give a completely non-comedic performance.Where many of CMAT's TV performances are mini-Broadway setpieces, she went no-frills on last night's Daily Show, taking center stage to belt out her Euro-Country title track. She really sang that shit, and she told the show's audience about the song's roots in Ireland's 2008 economic crash. On top of the performance, she gave a really great interview with last night's Daily Show host, who, like our own Scott Lapatine, met CMAT at the Newport Folk Festival. She had a lot to say.In her conversation with Klepper, CMAT discussed things like the California location known as Pioneertown, her experiences with American audiences ("Americans never let me down, except for Los An...