John Paul White Announces Dublin Gig ...

Today, Aiken Promotions proudly presents John Paul White live at Whelan's on 24 January 2019.

Tickets cost €18.50 inclusive of booking fee and will go on sale this Wednesday at 9am

John Paul White is a singer-songwriter who resides in Florence, Alabama. As one-half of the critically acclaimed The Civil Wars, he toured the world and introduced millions to his music.

The duo also won the 2011 Grammy Awards for Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Now, together with co-founders Ben Tanner, keyboardist for Alabama Shakes, and Muscle Shoals native Will Trapp, Mr. White runs Single Lock Records, a Florence-based indie label that has released records by some of the Yellowhammer State’s finest, including Dylan LeBlanc, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, and legendary songwriter Donnie Fritts.

Mr White’s latest album, his first solo recording in nearly a decade, is titled 'Beulah'. Released in 2016, it’s an assuredly diverse collection spanning plaintive folk balladry, swampy southern rock, lonesome campfire songs, and dark acoustic pop.

According to his Wikipedia entry, "White, along with friends from high school, released his first album independently as the band Nuthin' Fancy. The album was recorded with Jeff Quillen at Rock N Roll Dawg Sound/Studio in his hometown of Loretto, Tennessee."

White released the album The Long Goodbye in 2008. The following year White joined Joy Williams to form The Civil Wars. The duo won the 2012 Grammy Awards for best Folk Album, and Country Performance by a Duo or Group.

In 2015, he contributed the song "Kyrie", a duet with Emmylou Harris, to the album "Mercyland: Hymns for the Rest of Us, Vol. II."

Then in 2016, White released a solo "Simple Song" for the album "Southern Family" by Dave Cobb.

In 2017, White guested on the song "It Ain't Over Yet" with Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash.

Also according to his Wikipedia entry, "White is a co-owner of Single Lock Records, which he founded in his hometown of Florence, Alabama, together with Ben Tanner (of the Alabama Shakes) and Florence financial consultant, Will Trapp.

"The label has signed multiple artists from the Muscle Shoals area, including the legendary 'Funky' Donnie Fritts, along with indie standouts like Lera Lynn. White often collaborates with the artists on the Single Lock label."