Celtic Connections have announced their line-up for 2023, and I’m very excited to be involved in four concerts this year! After launching at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in August, the fantastic Celtic Odyssée are coming back together again for a show at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on the 26th January. The next day, I’ll be playing with Ímar …

WOW Canada! It was SO good to get back over to Celtic Colours to play with Mec Lir and see everyone again. We even managed to get a trip out on this beauty of a fire truck!

Although Mec Lir have been around since 2014, and have gigged all over the world, we’ve never been on an actual tour… until now! We’re heading over to Ireland for our first tour later this month! BELFAST – The Points – Wed 28th September GALWAY – Monroe’s Galway – Thurs 29th September LIMERICK – Dolans Limerick – Fri 30th September …

It’s been a busy Summer, catching up on the last few years’ missed gigs! I’ve been on tour in and around Germany with Angelo Kelly & Family’s Irish Summer tour, and also squeezed in gigs around Europe with Mec Lir and Ímar as well. It’s great to be back at it! Unfortunately our time touring with Angelo and his family …

I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the stage with these three legends this week on a tour around Brittany. Filling in for their harpist, Mera Roye, I did my best to impersonate the harp on my bouzouki! Near Nesan

It’s been a quiet few years, but I’ve made up for it this Celtic Connections in Glasgow! I’ve had the honour not only to play with two of my own bands, Mec Lir and Ímar, but also to join two of my favourites for their gigs too. The opening concert with Ímar & strings, the sold out Mec Lir gig …

It’s been a while since I got my fiddle out of its case, but I had a great time playing with Hendrick for Angelo and family this weekend on ZDF’s Giovanni Zarrella show in Munich! 🎻🎻🎻

After a long time away from home I was finally allowed back over to the Isle of Man in May 2021, and was lucky enough to catch a filming session with my good mate David Kilgallon for Culture Vannin. I’ve been playing music with Dave in various forms since we were at school, but this was the first tune we’d …

Just before the Covid-19 pandemic shut everything down, the last thing I was involved in was a recording session in Donegal, Ireland for the latest Angelo Kelly & Family album. Well, the album was released last week and it entered the German album charts at number 2! As always, it’s a pleasure to play with these guys and I’m looking …

I had the pleasure of touring again with these guys a few months back and it’s great to see some good news today – the live album has entered the German charts at number 1!!🎶 💿 🎶Big congrats to the all the Kellys and everyone involved in the tour 🙂

Been a pleasure to share the stage with this bunch over the last few years! Incredible musicians and great guys Though after a busy few months with the Kelly Family and touring Ireland with the Ímar lads I’m definitely ready for a bit of down time at home in Glasgow! #tour #tourlife #stagepic #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #imar #meclir #irishmusic #bouzouki #irishbouzouki …

Last gig of the year!! Finishing off 2019 with another gig in one of my favourite German venues, and where all the madness began for us back in 2017… Westfalenhalle Dortmund #feelinglucky #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #westfalenhalle #dortmund #8thtime #stagepic #onstage #arena #soldout #irishmusic #bouzouki #irishbouzouki #2guysfromtheiom #hometime

Great to be back on stage with the Kelly Family and my trad music buddy Tomas Callister Music again last night for a sold out first show in Cologne! 1 down, 40 to go… #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #25yearsoverthehump #2guysfromtheiom #irishmusic #lanxessarena #cologne #köln

Looking forward to giving this new beast a blast tonight with Mec Lir! basque #galdakao #musikabizian #bouzouki #irishbouzouki #tradmusic #emeraldguitars #carbonfiber #madeinireland

What happens when a musician comes off tour, has time to kill, and is left home alone for a few days… well they buy more instruments of course! #oops #nif #newinstrumentfriday #donttellrachel #ifellinlovewithamandolin #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #eastmanmandolin #bluechippicks #daddariostrings #nickelbronze #tourlife #shinyshiny #mandolin #electricmandolin #gearhabit #brexitdistraction

#thale #harzerbergtheater #stagewithaview #backdrop #angelokellyandfamily #angelokelly #irishsummer Harzer Bergtheater Thale

Looking forward to heading off on tour with this lovely bunch of people starting tomorrow! #angelokelly #irishsummer #irishheart #gold #ilikegooold #thatsakeeper

Yesterday was a day of ups and downs, literally! I took my first ever cable car chair lift (with a severe fear of heights, gulp!) 😬🏔😬 Finished it all on a high though with an amazing gig at #loreley with the Kelly Family #faceyourfears #funicular #seilbahn #wegivelove #openairs #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #freilichtbühne #rhine #rhymeswithwine #assmannshausen

Getting ready for another weekend of Kelly Family madness with my partner in trad crime Tomas Callister Music at #loreley tomorrow! 🎶⛰☘️ #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #stagestagram #bouzouki #onstage #2guysfromtheiom #waldbuhne #berlin #daddariostrings #nkforster #eastmanmandolin

Looking forward to kicking off this Summer with the Kelly Family tonight in #fussen Check out that view!! 🎶⛰🏰🏔🎶 #kellyfamily #thekellyfamily #wegivelove #openairs #mountains #gigwithaview #bouzouki #2guysfromtheiom