John​ ​Doyle‘s​ ​remarkable​ ​guitar​ ​talents​ ​are​ ​legendary​ ​but​ ​in​ ​recent​ ​years​ ​his songwriting​ ​has​ ​been​ ​getting​ ​a​ ​growing​ ​share​ ​of​ ​attention.​ ​​​His​ ​articulate, colorful​ ​and​ ​evocative​ ​songs​ ​of​ ​emigration,​ ​war,​ ​oppression​ ​and​ ​loss​ ​rival​ ​the greatest​ ​traditional​ ​songs​ ​ever​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Irish​ ​canon.​ ​An​ ​evening​ ​of​ ​top​ ​class musicianship​ ​and​ ​songs​ ​by​ ​an​ ​original​ ​heavyweight​ ​in​ ​celtic​ ​music.

“Name​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​most​ ​notable​ ​recordings​ ​and/or​ ​performers​ ​in​ ​Irish,​ ​English folk,​ ​Bluegrass​ ​and​ ​American​ ​folk​ ​and​ ​it’s​ ​a​ ​fair​ ​bet​ ​that​ ​John​ ​Doyle​ ​had something​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with​ ​them.​ ​​​Joan​ ​Baez;​ ​Jerry​ ​Douglas;​ ​Kate​ ​Rusby;​ ​Liz​ ​Carroll; Eileen​ ​Ivers;​ ​Tim​ ​O’Brien;​ ​Karan​ ​Casey;​ ​Solas;​ ​Mary​ ​Black;​ ​McCusker, McGoldrick​ ​and​ ​Doyle;​ ​The​ ​Teetotalers​ ​(Martin​ ​Hayes,​ ​Kevin​ ​Crawford,​ ​John Doyle);​ ​and​ ​now​ ​Usher’s​ ​Island​ ​(Andy​ ​Irvine,​ ​Donal​ ​Lunny,​ ​Mike​ ​McGoldrick, Paddy​ ​Glackin​ ​and​ ​John​ ​Doyle)​ ​and​ ​the​ ​list​ ​goes​ ​on​ ​and​ ​on​ ​-​ ​a​ ​vertible​ ​who’s who​ ​of​ ​the​ ​greatest​ ​names​ ​in​ ​folk​ ​music.​ ​​​These​ ​are​ ​just​ ​a​ ​very​ ​few​ ​of​ ​the​ ​stellar artists​ ​for​ ​whom​ ​John​ ​Doyle’s​ ​signature​ ​guitar​ ​sound,​ ​singing​ ​or​ ​songwriting​ ​is essential.