Karl Jones
But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. W.B. Yeats (1865–1939)
Who is Karl Jones
Karl was taught traditional Irish music and ballad singing in school at a very early age and regularly attends the Fleadh Ceol, to support Ireland’s biggest, oldest and longest running traditional Irish music festival. In recent years he has cultivated a strong Celtic element in his guitar playing and songwriting. He has embraced the sounds of artists like Sharon Shannon, Planxty, The Pogues, The Dubliners, Christy Moore, The Corr’s, Riverdance and Van Morrison into his music.
After his American concert debut at George Washington’s Marvin center, the Washington post wrote, “the sound is reminiscent of the more spiritual music in the late 60’s, guitar, layered harmonies and musical lines repeating into ethereal spirals… undeniably calming”.
1916 was released St Patrick’s day 2006 with a performance to a full house of friends and fans at Collins Irish pub in Flagstaff, Arizona. The title song is a historical ballad called “1916” about a famous Irish rebellion in Dublin that year. He is currently performing a series of solo acoustic gigs at Irish pubs in Phoenix and Northern Arizona.
He has also been in rehearsals with Kerry Hennessy and Frank Mackey of the Phoenix band “the Celtic Cowboys” preparing for shows in Phoenix at Fiber Magee’s, and Rula Bula. He's back from Dublin after a well deserved working vacation.
He appeared on the Late Late Show (Ireland’s longest running talk show) in February.
About Me
Growing up in the heart of the Dublin Rock scene indelibly influenced Karl’s development as a songwriter. He was continually exposed to the music of U2, Thin Lizzy, Boomtown Rats, Cactus World News and Sinead O Conner among others while performing and recording in Dublin.