JH
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JH

Arklow, Leinster, Ireland

Arklow, Leinster, Ireland
Band Folk Singer/Songwriter

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Times Past - Current Album
Once In A While - Current Single

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My name is John Hogan; I'm a singer, songwriter and traditional Irish musician. I play tenor banjo, mandolin, guitar and sing. I’m from Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. I've been playing music all my life. My Father who was a fine Musician started me off.
When I was about twelve I fell in love with Traditional Irish Music, joined CCE and started entering the Fleadhs. It was inevitable I suppose as I can trace Trad back five generations on my Fathers' side. I won county and Leinster titles from the age of thirteen to nineteen and gave up competing when I won the All-Ireland in 1981. I did the UK and USA tours with CCE in 1983.

I started playing in Folk Bands around that time and formed a band called The Jarveys with my good friend Noel Dunbar. After that I formed The Band Ború with my neighbour Tommy Breen. Ború turned out to be a long lasting one from 1986-1994 and even still to this day we get together for some enjoyable reunion gigs. More recently I play with a band called Cruinniú which is a trio of Brian Farrell, Pat Fitzpatrick and I. I love the music we do, a mixture of trad and songs from various sources, and enjoy the Gigs.

At about the age of fifteen I took up Guitar, Singing and Songwriting. I became very interested in that and went on to record some of my Songs with Ború. I am focusing more on my songwriting and personal instrumental playing at the moment and whatever develops from that will be under the heading of JH. So far it is my first solo album 'Time Past' which is set for release in late 2010/early2011. I am also working on an album of Banjo playing which I hope to record in 2011.