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12 Sept 2025

Internationally acclaimed singer to play popular music venue in Offaly

Singer and bouzouki player for John Lee's bar and music venue in Tullamore

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SINGER and bouzouki player Daoirí Farrell will play John Lee's bar and music venue on Sunday, September 21 next.

Daoiri has won two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and four nominations in Ireland’s RTÉ Folk Awards.

He is bringing his show to John Lee’s Bar, Tullamore on Sunday, September 21 with special guest

performance from local man Hubert Murray.

He has since toured across the world as well as with as guest vocalist for Lúnasa.

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His fourth album, ‘The Wedding Above In Glencree’, recorded with Trevor Hutchinson of The Waterboys/Lunasa was released in 2023.

Folk Radio UK wrote of his performance on the album, ‘He has the best Irish traditional voice

currently around; if there’s better, I’ve yet to hear it.’

He has also received endorsements from the likes of Christy Moore (‘Daoirí has assumed the mantle of Luke [Kelly]’), Mark Radcliffe (‘What a voice’) and Dónal Lunny (‘Daoirí is one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade’), with his music and live performances earning the acclaim of respected publications .

Tickets from www.leesbar.ie, doors from 7pm with Daoiri on stage at 9pm

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