Dylan Robert Walshe () is an Irish

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singer-songwriter. Born and raised in southeast

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, he is based in

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. He has toured with

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, The White Buffalo, The Mahones and recorded with James Fearnley of

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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

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. 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

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in 2016. After busking on lower Broadway, his first Nashville show was with

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, 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,

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

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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

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and The Boxmasters and recorded with James Fearnley of

. Walshe was the opener for the Swedish heavy metal group

on a 32-date UK and European tour in 2019. Canadian

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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, County Wicklow, Ireland. Since May 2021, Walshe has produced ''The Stirring Foot'' interview series. ''The Stirring Foot'' was launched on Dublin Digital Radio with

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as Walshe's first guest. Other guests have included

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, Dr. Ralph Stanley,

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, Chris Bailey of The Saints, The Beat,

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, Sheila Kay Adams,

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, Willie Watson of

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, Maolcolm Holcombe, the

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, L. C. Ulmer,

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, and many more.

Discography

* ''Blind Is Blind'' 7" Vinyl – Squoodge Records (2013) * ''Muddy Folkin' Roots'' (Compilation/VA) CD & Digital – Muddy Roots (2014) * ''Muddy Roots Record Artists'' (Compilation/VA) CD & Digital – Muddy Roots (2015) * ''Soul Hell Cafe'' (Live) CD & Digital – Muddy Roots Records (2015) * ''Blind Is Blind'' (Re-release) Digital only – Muddy Roots (2016) * ''Eamonn Karan – Celtic Skies'' (contains 'Boy Buries Mother' written by Walshe) CD & digital – Real Music (2016) * ''Tribute to the Monsters'' (Compilation/VA featuring 'And Then You Cry') Vinyl, CD & digital * ''It's a Dark Holler!'' (Compilation/VA) CD – Mofo Music 2018 * ''All Manner of Ways'' (Album) Vinyl, CD & Digital – Stirring Foot Records (2018) * ''It's a Dark Holler Vol 2 Blues, Roots & Hillfunk'' (Compilation/VA) CD – Mofo Music 2020 * ''Voodoo Rhythm Blues Trash Radio'' (Compilation/VA) Digital - Voodoo Rhythm Records * ''Caverns Of Gold'' (Compilation/VA) Digital (2024) - Western North Carolina Hurricane Relief

References

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