"Doyle on guitar has risen to a level occupied by him alone. No one in Irish traditional music is a better guitarist than him right now." -The Wall Street Journal
Over the past 20 years and more he has established himself as the guitarist-accompanist of choice for not only Joan Baez and Mary Chapin Carpenter but also the great Chicago-born Irish fiddler Liz Carroll and bluegrass stars Tim O’Brien and Dirk Powell.
Add in a GRAMMY nomination for the album Double Play and his place in the Transatlantic Sessions band, singer songwriter John Doyle is one of the greatest folk artists of our time.
Chris's solo performances have been described by fellow musicians as "a masterclass in the acoustic guitar". His songs have been critically acclaimed in publications such as Acoustic Magazine and SONGLiNES, his recordings have received airplay on countless radio stations across the world including Mark Radcliffe's benchmark show the BBC Radio 2 Folk Show.