ERROL WALSH - Biography

 

 

 

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Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland then emigrated to Canada during the late sixties and became a singer and songwriter.

By the early seventies returned to the UK and moved to the Isle of Arran on the West Coast of Scotland... learning and growing.

Returned to Ireland and moved to the magical 'Kingdom of Kerry' for a few years before moving to Dublin with current band at that time "Stagalee".

After a few years of great music in a funky/soul vein with Stagalee, Errol moved into a bluesier vein with a band called "The Business" inherited from Paul Brady's 'Hard Station' album.

'Stagalee' and 'The Business' benefitted from the remarkable talents of many of Dublin's leading musicians of that period (Jimmy Faulkner, Pat O'Farrell, James Delaney, Tommy Moore, Fran Breen, Don Baker, Declan McNeilis, Dave Gaynor, Carl Geraghty, John Forbes, Greg Boland, Dave McHale, Eoin O'Neill, Phillip Donnelly) and a few talented Scottish imports from Glasgow band Cado Belle (Colin Tully, Maggie Reilly and Gavin Hodgson). There was even a short lived exploration of rock meets folk with leading Irish female singer, Mary Black! Mary eventually recovered from the shock, refined her needs and continued her upward trajectory to international stardom.

The eighties saw Errol in London where he founded several new bands featuring, at different times, legendary pedal steel player, B.J.Cole, ex Sutherland Brothers sidemen Tim Renwick and Willie Wilson and virtuoso Dublin born guitarist Ed Deane.

In the nineties 'Coyotes' enjoyed considerable success in the 'Americana' genre including appearances at major Americana festivals and a 'Best Album 1997' award at the BBC television 'British Country Music Awards'.

That same year Errol found himself in Nashville, in a studio with some of Nashville's finest from Kieran Kane's 'Dead Reckoning' stable. The resulting album 'Waltzin' In The Water' won the coveted 'Northern Lights - Spirit Of Antrim' award for contributions to the Irish music industry (previous recipients included Brian Kennedy and Liam O'Flynn)

 

Some of Errol's influences: Bob Dylan, The Band, Levon Helm, Taj Mahal, Merle Haggard, Delbert McClinton, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, John Fogerty, Guy Clark, John Prine, Steve Earle, Ry Cooder, Bill Withers, Eddie Harris, Boz Scaggs, Randy Newman, Stephen Bruton, Jesse Winchester, Ry Cooder, The Staple Singers, Willie Nelson, Lowell George, Mississippi John Hurt, Dr John, Lucinda Williams, Steve Reilly & the Mamou Playboys, Mary Gauthier, Joel Sonnier, Leon Russell and so many, many more...

 

Check out the MYSPACE page and that should bring you up to date with more recent events such as appearing in Australia at the Tamworth Country Music festival with Slim Pickens & Dr Baz as well as works back here in Northern Ireland with the Ronnie Greer Band and guitar maestro, Gordon McAllister.