Forthcoming guitar tours

Thanks to Nigel Martyn for the following news of this striking series of visits by outstanding acoustic guitar players:

Oct. 2010
Gareth Pearson has a new CD, Urban echoes: vol. 1, released on the Candyrat label - the same label that propelled Andy McKee [see below] to stardom. He has an eight-date Irish tour starting in Galway on 20th October, ending in Dublin on 29th.

20th Galway, the Crane
22nd Holywood, Yacht Club
23rd Culdaff, McGrory's
25th Limavady, Alexander Arms
27th Newry, Arts Centre
28th Belfast, Black Box
29th Dublin, Whelan's

Nov. 2010
Frank Vignola plays two Irish shows - Belfast (Black Box) on Friday 5th Nov. and Dublin (Whelan's) on Sat. 6th. An extraordinary guitarist from New York who has collaborated with Lionel Hampton and Madonna, covers Mozart and Black Sabbath on the same record, has a Grammy-nominated CD with Tommy Emmanuel, and was a member of both the David Grisman and Les Paul bands...

Tommy Emmanuel, probably the world's greatest ever acoustic guitarist, is back for shows in the Belfast Waterfront Hall on 11th November, Dublin Helix (Mahoney Hall) on 13th, and Limerick UCH on 14th.

Mar. 2011
Andy McKee, the Kansas-based fingerstyle guitarist who has accumulated in excess of 50 million views on YouTube, returns in March 2011 for four shows:

Wed. 2nd Belfast, Black Box
Thurs. 3rd Galway, Live Lounge at the Radisson
Fri. 4th Cork, Cyprus Avenue
Sat. 5th Dublin, the Helix (Mahoney Hall)