He’ll be heading to the North first, with a date at the Empire in Belfast (15 October), before playing: The Radisson, Galway (18); Savoy, Cork (21); Dolan’s, Limerick (22).
The Dublin date, on 20 October, will also be recorded for a live album to be released later in the year, so loud responses to tracks like 'Mexico' and 'By Her Side' are obligatory.
Once he’s completed the welcome incursion in his homeland, the Offaly-based artist will head to Liberia of all places, to perform for UN peacekeepers. He'll then head back this way to win over Jimmy Webb’s crowd, who he’s supporting in the UK. That should keep him out of trouble for a long while.