John Carty

Born in London, fiddle and banjo player John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians.  In 2003 he was awarded the coveted title of TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year firmly establishing him among the elite in traditional music. He has recorded extensively and performs worldwide both as a solo player, in duets notably with Matt Molloy and as part of John Carty’s Festival Band, At the Racket and Patrick Street. John’s latest album releases include  At Complete Ease with Michael McGoldrick uilleann pipes and banjo and The Wavy Bow Collection with his son, James on fiddle. More recently John arranged the traditional music pieces in the highly acclaimed film Brooklyn and appeared in The Banshees of Inisheerin. For the last 20 years he has also tutored at Limerick University’s World Academy of Music & Dance. In 2019 he was honoured to receive the Michael A. Flanagan Award.

John Carty with Alan Murray  Oct 2024

18 Oct Tuftonboro NH, Old White Church
19 Oct Braintree VT, House Concert
23 Oct Somerville MA, The Burren

John Carty 24 – 27 Oct, Midlothian TX, O’ Flaherty Retreat, https://oflahertyretreat.org/

more info to come