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John Carroll is an independent artist from Limerick, Ireland who has been living in Hangzhou, China since 2007. He plays acoustic folk guitar but has a musical background that is rooted in alternative/indie music. He has been writing and performing music as an original artist since 1995 with bands in both Ireland and China including Medic (1995/'00), MiddleClass Housewives (2005/'06), The Phoenix Prestige (2007/'11).
As a solo artist he has toured extensively around Far East Asia (mainly China and South Korea) and has performed in some of China's largest music festivals, and venues - Shanghai Midi World and Folk Music Festival 2014, Taihu Midi Festival 2014/15, Hangzhou Xihu Music Festival 2011, and Ningbo Dolphin Music Festival 2011. He has produced three solo albums (recorded in China) and 6 Ep's (recorded worldwide - USA, France, Scotland, Ireland)
He has opened for world renowned acts like Concrete Blonde, These New Puritans, Crippled Black Phoenix, Dominic Atchison (Mogwai), Versus the World, and The Atari’s.
In 2009, he co-founded Medic Records in Hangzhou, China to help promote and distribute local music. He has also organised national tours (10 cities+) of China for a number of other independent artists affiliated with Medic Records. He has designed album artwork, and has produced music videos and animations for various artists (available on youtube.com and youku.com) and contributes to an online music review blog 'thesoundoffightingdogs'
As a solo artist he has toured extensively around Far East Asia (mainly China and South Korea) and has performed in some of China's largest music festivals, and venues - Shanghai Midi World and Folk Music Festival 2014, Taihu Midi Festival 2014/15, Hangzhou Xihu Music Festival 2011, and Ningbo Dolphin Music Festival 2011. He has produced three solo albums (recorded in China) and 6 Ep's (recorded worldwide - USA, France, Scotland, Ireland)
He has opened for world renowned acts like Concrete Blonde, These New Puritans, Crippled Black Phoenix, Dominic Atchison (Mogwai), Versus the World, and The Atari’s.
In 2009, he co-founded Medic Records in Hangzhou, China to help promote and distribute local music. He has also organised national tours (10 cities+) of China for a number of other independent artists affiliated with Medic Records. He has designed album artwork, and has produced music videos and animations for various artists (available on youtube.com and youku.com) and contributes to an online music review blog 'thesoundoffightingdogs'
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Album Reviews:
"…an intriguing release that grabs at your curiosity, the arrangements rest in the melancholic where they may well deceive the listener of the album’s depths." - Folk Radio UK (12/2012)
"Let Every Tongue is a good, if not perfect 'singer-songwriter' album from John Carroll..." - Golden Plec, Ireland (02/2013)
'Truly a diamond in the rough'
- That's China Monthly, China (03/2014)
'High calibre sentiment and expression...a combination of carefully crafted songs with lasting melodies, faultless lyrics, richly delivery vocals and a masterful touch on guitar...words that cut like knives, phrases filled with pathos and stories to make you feel at one with the powerful images the songs evoke.' - FolkWords, UK (04/2014)
'...A very distinct sound, as if you can read the room with some kind of perceptible braille...i'm not going to give this album a number out of ten, as it's worth more than that'
- That's China Monthly, China (05/2014)
"…an intriguing release that grabs at your curiosity, the arrangements rest in the melancholic where they may well deceive the listener of the album’s depths." - Folk Radio UK (12/2012)
"Let Every Tongue is a good, if not perfect 'singer-songwriter' album from John Carroll..." - Golden Plec, Ireland (02/2013)
'Truly a diamond in the rough'
- That's China Monthly, China (03/2014)
'High calibre sentiment and expression...a combination of carefully crafted songs with lasting melodies, faultless lyrics, richly delivery vocals and a masterful touch on guitar...words that cut like knives, phrases filled with pathos and stories to make you feel at one with the powerful images the songs evoke.' - FolkWords, UK (04/2014)
'...A very distinct sound, as if you can read the room with some kind of perceptible braille...i'm not going to give this album a number out of ten, as it's worth more than that'
- That's China Monthly, China (05/2014)