Dylan Walshe
Dylan Robert Walshe () is an Irish folk music singer-songwriter. Born and raised in southeast Dublin, he is based in Nashville, Tennessee. He has toured with Flogging Molly, Avatar, The White Buffalo, The Mahones and recorded with James Fearnley of The Pogues. Career. Walshe first performed on stage at the age of 15 in a band which was formed with some school and neighbourhood friends. He played rhythm guitar and drums before moving onto performing as a solo singer-songwriter. After some years of performing at home in Ireland, Walshe lived out most of his 20s in London  where he also spent some time in a band with R. Roswell of Spacemen 3. In 2013, Walshe released a limited edition 7" vinyl recording on the Berlin label Squoodge Records, R. Roswell recorded two of those tracks on some analog recording equipment in the living room of his London apartment. In 2015, Walshe released a live recording on Muddy Roots Records of Nashville, Tennessee. Walshe moved to Nashville in 2016. After busking on lower Broadway, his first Nashville show was with Spider Stacy of The Pogues, the Lost Bayou Ramblers and The Secret Commonwealth on St. Patrick's Day  at the Nashville Palace. In 2016, Walshe also released 'And Then You Cry' on The Monsters tribute album for Reverend Beat-Man's Swiss label Voodoo Rhythm Records. While in Nashville, Flogging Molly invited Walshe to perform on their 2017 Salty Dog Punk Rock cruise through The Bahamas. Subsequently, Flogging Molly then invited Walshe on a nationwide US and Canadian tour. The White Buffalo was also on that tour. Walshe self-released his debut studio album of original songs "All Manner of Ways" in October 2018. The album reached No.1 on the Amazon Singer-Songwriters New Releases chart and No . 2 on the Amazon Singer-Songwriters Best Sellers chart. "Paddy Rock (US)" named "All Manner of Ways" its 2018 Roots Album of the Year. "Shakenstir" and "The Alternate Root" also named the album as one of the best of 2018. Irish folk singer Christy Moore nominated Walshe's work for the 2019 RTE Irish Folk Awards saying, ""Dylan is a true Irish ballad singer, I admire his work."" "Paddy Rock (US)" charted "All Manner of Ways" in the top 3 best Celtic Rock albums of the decade 2010–2019. In 2018, Walshe opened for Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters and  recorded with James Fearnley of The Pogues. Walshe was the opener for the Swedish heavy metal group Avatar on a 32-date UK and European tour in 2019. Canadian celtic punk band The Mahones were also on that tour. Dylan often joined The Mahones onstage to perform with them. From 2019 to 2020, Walshe produced and presented 16 episodes of the Irish radio show "Your Kind of Folk" on Garden County Radio from Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland. Since May of 2021, Walshe has produced "The Stirring Foot" interview series. "The Stirring Foot" was launched on Dublin Digital Radio with Ramblin ' Jack Elliott as Walshe's first guest. Other guests have included Steve Ignorant of Crass & John Sheahan of The Dubliners. As a solo performer, he has headlined tours throughout much of Europe and the US. He has appeared on bills with artists such as Del McCoury, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Ricky Skaggs, Peter Rowan, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Skatalites, DeVotchKa, NOFX, Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Chris Bailey of The Saints, The Beat, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Blasters, Bobby Bare, The Sonics, Tír na nÓg, Scullion, the Melvins, Ray Wylie Hubbard, L. C. Ulmer, The Black Lillies, and many more. Dylan Walshe Dylan