Andy Irvine
Andy Irvine October 2025 USA www.andyirivne.com
Oct 1 Somerville MA, The Burren, 24hourconcerts.showare.com
Oct 2 Chestnut Hill MA Gaelic Roots BCU, events.bc.edu
Oct 3 Middletown CT, Middletown House Concert Series, middletownhouseconcert.org
Oct 4 NYC, The Irish Arts Center, irishartscenter.org
Oct 5 NYC, The Irish Arts Center, irishartscenter.org
Oct 7 Cleveland OH, Gordon Green
Oct 8 Detroit MI, Gaelic League Irish American Club, irishmusicinstitute.org
Oct 9 Chicago IL, Venue TBA
Oct 10 Milwaukee WI, CelticMKE Center, celticmke.com/CelticMKE/Concerts.htm
Oct 11 Maplewood MO, The Focal Point, thefocalpoint.org
Oct 12 Columbia MO, Venue TBA
Oct 13 Fairfield IA, Café Paradiso, cafeparadiso.net/events
Oct 15 San Francisco CA, United Irish Cultural Center, irishcentersf.org/events
Oct 16 Chico CA, Chico Women’s Club, chicoconcerts.net
Oct 17 Sacramento CA, The Sofia, bstreettheatre.org
Oct 18 Pasadena CA, Pasadena Folk Society, pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org
Oct 22 McCloud CA, McCloud River Mountain Music, www.mccloudmusic.com
Oct 23 Eugene OR, Tsunami Books, Info/Tx 541-345-8986
Oct 24 Portland OR, Chapel Sessions Concert Series, www.cceoregon.org/event
Oct 25 Seattle WA, Seattle Folklore, seafolklore.org
Oct 26 Mt Vernon WA, Celtic Arts Foundation, celticarts.org
Andy Irvine is one of the great Irish singers, his gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as “a tradition in himself.” Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his 45-year career. From Sweeney’s Men in the mid 60s, to the enormous success of Planxty in the 70s and then from Patrick Street to LAPD and Usher’s Island, Andy has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional music and musicians.
As a soloist, Andy fills the role of the archetypal troubadour with a show and a traveling lifestyle that reflect his lifelong influence, Woody Guthrie. To quote The Irish Times, “Often copied, never equaled”, his repertoire consists of Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dances and a compelling canon of his own self-penned songs.
Ever the man for new pastures, in the last decade, Andy has played concerts in Moscow, Mexico City, Newfoundland, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua as well as undertaking extensive tours of Japan, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Argentina and Chile. Although an integral part of the finest Irish bands of our time, Andy Irvine continues along the path he set for himself so long ago – a vibrant career as a solo artist in the old style, a teller of tales and maker of music.
QUOTES
Woody would have been proud. Denver Post
Andy Irvine’s solo stage show is a musical travelogue through time and space. His right hand dexterity on bouzouki was nothing short of amazing. Frets Magazine
Andy is one of the most creative and talented people it has ever been my privilege to work with. Great company, superb singer, genius of a musician, truly original songwriter and an inspiration to all of us – what more could anyone ask? Dick Gaughan
Andy Irvine is Ireland’s Woody Guthrie, with a philosopher’s ear and a prophet’s passionate voice. He is also a stunning singer and instrumentalist who weaves melody and texture, harmony and rhythm, into a rich tapestry of present and past. Si Kahn