John Doyle
Best known for
Guitar
John Doyle is a Dublin-born guitarist and singer regarded as one of the defining accompanists in contemporary Irish traditional music. A founding member of the band Solas, he has since become a sought-after guitarist and music director for artists including Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
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- Born in 1971 in Dublin, Ireland, son of singer and song collector Sean Doyle.
- Immigrated to the US in 1991 and co-founded Solas in 1994 with Seamus Egan and Karan Casey.
- Released solo albums including Wayward Son (2005) and The Path of Stones (2020).
- Served as band leader and music director for Joan Baez's tours from 2008 to 2010.
- A longtime touring guitarist for Mary Chapin Carpenter.
- A member of the trad supergroup Usher's Island; lives in Asheville, North Carolina.