Moon Looks On, the Irish folk project helmed by Stephen Gormley has today issued appeal to help locate Gormley's missing Takamine EN-20 guitar.

The guitar went missing after Moon Looks On performed at Whelan's live on Monday evening (February 26).

In a post shared on Instagram the artist said that: "Someone walked out of the smoking area upstairs in Whelan's last night after I played the Whelan's Song Cycle last night with my vintage Takamine EN 20 guitar".

Continuing the singer songwriter said that: "I’d really like to think that someone picked it up by mistake and took it home after the gig".

The guitar is a vintage Takamine EN 20 guitar which the musician described as 'My bread and butter instrument" and of 'huge sentimental value".

The public appeal was accompanied by a series of photos of the guitar itself along with photos of Gormley performing playing the Takamine guitar.

The guitar was described as old and stored in a well worn soft case.

Within the case along with then guitar there are a selection of strings , a  capo , a Daddario clip on tuner and a hi- vis jacket as Gormley cycled to0 the gig.

The musician said that he was "truly devastated" at the loss of the instrument.

Concluding the appeal Gormley said that there is a reward offered for information, saying "please hit me up if you seen anyone picking it up either by mistake or otherwise last night".

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