About
Gary Dunne is a London-based musician and Arts-manager, originally from Portlaoise, a small town in the Irish midlands. In both areas of work Gary is an innovator, using creativity and technology to build on his strong roots in traditional Arts and community.
‘…Seriously talented…’
LONDON METRO
‘One of Ireland’s strongest musical exports in years.’
INDUBLIN MAGAZINE
‘…An eclectic spirit…spiky, longing, & joyous…’
THE SUNDAY TIMES
‘A brutally honest songwriter and a clutch of deeply personal songs.’
IRISH TIMES
Current projects:
- Artistic Director at The London Irish Centre: www.londonirishcentre.org.
- Writing and recording his third album of original material.
- Programming of artistic content for London’s St. Patrick’s Festival 2011.
Previous projects:
- Release of two albums (Twenty Twenty Fiction 2005, and Simple Truth 2008) on Gary’s own independent label. His first release went Top 20 in Ireland.
- Appearances on a number of national T.V. and radio shows. In 2008 Ireland’s national broadcaster R.T.É. featured an hour-long special on Gary’s songwriting.
- Live performances, including shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a performance to over 100,000 people at O2 in The Park, and a series of gigs in New York’s Greenwich Village.
- In 2010 Gary programmed the Trafalgar Square stage for London’s St. Patrick’s Festival, featuring community artists alongside leading Irish performers like Kila, Camille O’Sullivan and The Coronas.
- In 2009 Gary set up the largest Irish language department in the U.K. Thanks to these efforts, over 100 students took top quality courses in Irish through 2009.
- Working with Battersea Arts Centre, Gary delivered a series of Music Composition workshops to primary school kids in the London Borough of Wandsworth, resulting in a live performances and a recording session.
- Gary has produced recordings for a range of artists and groups. Sound design projects have included the West End sell-out ‘Grumpy Old Women’ with Jenny Eclair.
- Building on his B.Ed (Mus), Gary has taught guitar at International School of London, music history at The Centre for Talented Youth in Dublin, and I.T. to pensioners in Camden.