Friday 04th September 2026
Location: Cleeres Bar and Theatre, 28 Parliament Street, Kilkenny
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John Hegarty returns to Cleere’s Bar & Theatre this September to launch his new double A-sided single, Waiting/The End of the Holiday.
One of Ireland’s most distinctive independent songwriters, Hegarty has built a reputation for richly arranged songs written on open-tuned folk guitar and piano, blending strings, woodwind and expansive musical textures across acclaimed albums including Twilight, Guiding Light and Into the Great Unknown.
His latest record, Daydreaming, released on Rollercoaster Records in 2024, was praised for its warm, cinematic songwriting and evocative landscapes of memory and imagination.
Featuring performances from acclaimed musicians including Dave Hingerty and Kenneth Rice, the album was featured on Marty in the Morning on Lyric FM and named among several of the year’s standout Irish releases.
John Hegarty’s debut album, Twilight, was recently featured in the podcast, To Here Knows When, Great Irish Albums Revisited and he was also a guest on That Show About Music in 2XM.
Hegarty first appeared on Other Voices, where his song “Limerick” later became associated with Glen Hansard and The Frames.
As a multi-instrumentalist and arranger, he has also collaborated with artists including Adrian Crowley, Cian Nugent, John Murry, Barry McCormack and more recently Seamus Fogarty.
Expect an intimate evening of beautifully crafted songs, rich arrangements and new material from an artist whose connection with Cleere’s stretches back many years.
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