Loughy Originally from Sixmilebridge, Co. Clare in Ireland, LOUGHY relocated to Stockholm in 1994 and currently resides in Sweden. Initially having toured in Scandinavia with established rock-trad combo Celtic Fusion in the nineties, LOUGHY fell in love with the Swedish landscapes and culture and returned to the Scandinavian capital to live. At the tender age of eight, LOUGHY began performing Irish traditional music on the tin whistle before moving on to the button accordion, under the guidance of the great Paddy O Brien from Birdhill. Study of classical piano enabled LOUGHY to write and structure his music in a more professional manner. His first live performance came with Dennis Liddy and family at the age of fifteen and subsequently LOUGHY would establish himself as a well-known touring musician over the next twenty-five years in Scandinavia, Germany, Holland, Spain, Ireland and England. Solo performances were intertwined with various band performances including those with CELTIC FUSION, THE STOMPING CLAWHAMMERS and TRADALSA, a jazz-trad fusion trio with Shane Mac and Pat Wright. Performing bass with THEATRE CLUB including Brian O Connor and Neil Graham from Limerick and Brian Friel (4-time Irish banjo champion) from Kerry. During his time in Sweden LOUGHY studied and completed a diploma in Music Production at STOCKHOLMS MUSIC KONSERVARIUM & KULTURAMA in Stockholm enhancing his technical music education and experience. In 1998, LOUGHY recorded and produced his first solo CD SIDETRACKED. Today, he is a member of FADA, an Irish Traditional Music duo with Brian Friel and performs live with established artists such as Christy O Leary (uillleann pipes) and Bert Divert (bouzouki). LOUGHY manages his own production studio where he has produced and mixed Brian Friel's solo banjo Album Karusell (2012) and also various tracks for Brian Burns LOUGHY has taken to the stage with Nancy Griffith, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers as well as ASLAN. LOUGHY has also appears on the Helena Sjöholm tribute Album to Ted Gärdestad ’Fånga En Ängel (Catch An Angel). He has supported Aslan in Stockholm and played many festivals. His new album 'So Long Gone' was released in November 2015 in Sweden with a live gig at the world famous Stampen venue in Stockholm and with a concert in Sixmilebridge in February 2016 in Ireland.Loughy has released 8 new singels since that can be found on his Spotify account . As a live performer you will remember a night with Loughy from lively Irish instrumentals on guitar to the best mix of singalong classics....don´t miss out..... Read Less