John Doyle (guitarist)

John Doyle
Doyle in 2018
Background information
Born	1971 (age 53–54) Dublin, Ireland
Instruments	Guitar bouzouki vocals

John Doyle (born 1971) is an Irish-American guitarist and singer, known for his work with Solas and Usher's Island, as well as for his collaborations with many traditional Irish musicians (Including Liz Carroll, Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker, Andy Irvine, and Eileen Ivers) stints touring with Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter, and for his solo work.

He is considered among the very best Traditional Irish guitar players, distinguished for his driving rhythm and virtuosic melody playing. He is also a well regarded singer, who collects and performs little known songs giving them his own touch.

Born in Dublin he immigrated to the US in 1991. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Discography

Solo

• 2001 — Evening Comes Early (Shanachie)
• 2005 — Wayward Son (Compass Records)
• 2011 — Shadow and Light
• 2020 — Path of Stones

With solas

• 1996 — Solas
• 1997 — Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers
• 1998 — The Words That Remain
• 2000 — The Hour Before Dawn
• 2003 — Another Day
• 2005 — Waiting for an Echo
• 2006 — Reunion: A Decade of Solas
• 2008 — For Love and Laughter
• 2010 — The Turning Tide
• 2013 — Shamrock City
• 2016 — All These Years

Collaborations

• Usher's Island (Vertical Records, 2017)

w. Liz Carroll

• 2005 — In Play (Compass Records)
• 2009 — Double Play (Compass Records)

w. Mike McGoldrick & John McCusker

• 2012 — Live
• 2017 — The Wishing Tree
• 2020 — The Reed that Bends in the Storm
• 2021 — At Home this Spring
• 2024 — "The Best Of"

w. Karan Casey

• 2010 — Exiles Return (Compass Records)

References

1. https://www.wgbh.org/music/celtic/2020-06-26/who-is-john-doyle
2. https://dannycarnahan.com/writing/jet-propelled-celtic-guitar-whiz-john-doyle-flies-solo/
3. https://acousticguitar.com/learn-to-play-celtic-guitar-john-doyle-shows-you-how/