Seamus Kelleher

Seamus Kelleher, the legendary guitar player from Galway, will celebrate 40 years in the music business with a special performance Sunday, October 26 at Ulysses, located at 58 Stone Street in lower Manhattan. Kelleher will be joined by an all-star band featuring bass wizard Andrew Harkins, keyboardist and singer extraordinaire Bugsy Moran, and Larry Eagle, the drummer and percussionist from Bruce Springsteen’s Seeger Sessions band.

Kelleher’s show at Ulysses will feature music from Four Cups of Coffee along with a selection of songs which have influenced his songwriting and playing over the past 40 years. Kelleher cites the late Rory Gallagher, the great Irish guitarist, as his primary influence, and will be performing many of Rory’s songs during the show.

Want to see Seamus riff on his Rory Gallagher Stratocaster? Check out the youtube clip below. The clip shows Seamus in action at the legendary Bottom Line in New York. The show, Songs and Stories was a tribute to his hero Rory Gallagher and is now available as a documentary. Buy it today

 
 

Considered a guitar hero by many in his native Galway and his adopted home of New York, Seamus Kelleher has finally made the CD that showcases not only his amazing guitar playing abilities but also his song writing and singing.

After thirty years of recording with a variety of artists in Ireland and the US, Seamus headed to Nashville in April of ‘07 and over a four day period recorded Four Cups of Coffee. The CD was produced by Peter Huttlinger, one of Nashville’s most sought after guitar players and producers.

Each track on Four Cups of Coffee is a musical feast. There is a tribute to Elmore James and Robert Johnson with the track “Dust My Broom.” The title track “Four Cups of Coffee” shows the old Chicago blues influence on Seamus’ playing. After hearing the track “What’s Goin On,” you will understand why Seamus was referred to in his native Galway as “The long haired weirdo who could make the guitar talk.”

From the emotional opening song “My Friend Ben” to the haunting “Madame” you will find yourself wanting Seamus to get to work on his second solo record.