Hugh Buckley

NEW CD " SKETCHES OF NOW" AVAILABLE NOW AT PAUL RYAN MUSIC AND AT TOWER RECORDS and on CD BABY and on Apple iTunes. "Guitarist Hugh Buckley..s excellent new cd "Sketches of now" is both fresh and original" - Sunday Tribune. " The guitarist..s great strength is the balance he strikes between creativity and accessibility" - Sunday Tribune. "Hugh Buckley..s new album may be the best example of his fluent, songlike, lyrical guitar playing, and of his gift for composing attractive material" - Irish Times........." This is Buckley at his best, playing his own compositions with serene inspiration" Sunday Independent ........................ SEE ABOVE BLOG FOR MORE DETAILS Dublin born self taught guitarist/composer Hugh Buckley has performed with a wide array of international artists, working as a sideman and also leads his own groups. Some of these artists include; James Williams, Peter Washington, Peter Bernstein, Bobby Watson, Tim Ries Rolling Stones Project (w/Bernard Fowler and Michael Davis), Georgie Fame, Guy Barker, Javon Jackson, Scott Hamilton, Jon Faddis, Brad Mehldau, Van Morrison, Louis Stewart, Alan Barnes, Stacey Kent, Lisa Stansfield, Harry Allen, Bruce Adams, Mike Carr, Bobby Wellins, Dwayne Eubanks, Roy Williams, Spike Robinson, Brian Kelloch, Ruben Gonzales, Daniel Corzo, Joe Temperley, George Masso, John Wadham. He has performed throughout Europe, the U.S and in Argentina. He has three cds under his own name,"Yes Indeed" (1998), "Spirit Level" (2001) (both recorded in New York) and the new "Sketches of Now" (2007) which features all original compositions. He was recently the subject of an hour long tv documentary, "The Living Bridge -A Family Affair" (along w/ his two saxophonist cousins) which featured all original music by all three musicians.