John Mc Sherry is hailed as one of the finest exponents of the art of uilleann piping in the world today - "a true master" - Irish Music Magazine. Described as being "at the forefront of modern innovation", he has taken piping and whistle playing to new heights with his unique style. His sense for improvisation has even been compared to that of the great Jazz legend John Coletrane. Coming from a family steeped in traditional music, John focused his energies on the pipes from an early age. By the time he reached fifteen he had two All Ireland Championship titles under his belt and at the age of eighteen he was the youngest ever winner of the prestigious 'Oireachtas' piping competition.
John has toured the world as both a solo performer and a member of several outstanding bands. He was a founding member of top trad band 'Lunasa', whose storming debut album 'Lunasa Live' and follow up album 'Otherworld' rocked the Irish music world. He also joined forces with the rest of his siblings in the trad/rock group 'Tamalin', producing one of the finest debut albums ever in 'Rhythm and Rhyme'. On top of this, John was also lead instrumentalist with Donal Lunny's ground-breaking supergroup 'Coolfin', which included Sharon Shannon and Nollaig Casey.
In 2001, John collaborated with wooden flute master Michael McGoldrick to release their critically acclaimed album 'At First Light' which was voted Best Traditional Album of the year by the Irish American news.
His latest venture saw him teaming up with fiddle prodigy Donal O'Connor to produce 'Tripswitch' which has been described as 'Acoustic perfection' - The Living Tradition.
John is a composer, producer, arranger and established studio session musician of world class renown, recording and performing with everybody from Clannad, Sinead O'Connor and Nancy Griffiths, to Shaun Davey, Dan Ar Braz and The Corrs.
He is currently touring and recording with his new band 'At First Light' and is also in the process of recording his first solo album, so keep an eye on this space.
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