Description
Please note that instrumental workshops are aimed at intermediate to advanced level players. Beginners are welcome to purchase tickets to attend as observers. Please arrive at the workshop venue 30 minutes before the start time to allow for registration. Tickets may be purchased on the door, but advance booking is recommended as workshops are very popular and places are limited.
Saturday 24th October 2026
11am – 1pm | £15 / £7 (u18s)
The Crown London Hotel, 142-152 Cricklewood Broadway, London, Greater London, NW2 3ED, United Kingdom
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John spent his early years in London where he worked with Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger who had a profound influence on him. Alongside touring as a musician he worked as a music director on several BBC documentary films.
He toured extensively and worked for many years with Dolores Keane for whom he composed the chart-topping song Lion in a Cage about Nelson Mandela.
He has lived in the west of Ireland for many years, performing and touring with De Dannan, the late Arty McGlynn, Jackie Daly, Dermot Byrne, Kevin Burke and many others.
He recently released Storm in My Heart, an album of original songs, two of which feature duets with Declan O’Rourke and the late John Prine. His memoir of the same name was described in a foreword by President Michael D Higgins as “A journey through the world of music, made with passion, showing a creativity that has a profound dedication to justice at its heart.”
