"Gerry O'Beirne has written some of the best new tunes to come out of Ireland's Celtic music scene. His lyrics have become increasingly poetic and emotionally deep." – Dirty Linen

"The instrumentals are out of this world. A self-taught master of the 6 and 12 string guitar, the playing of O'Beirne is superlative and subtle beyond words." — The Sunday Times

A native of the west of Ireland and reared there and in west Africa, Gerry O'Beirne is a self-taught master of the six and twelve string, slide guitar and ukulele and other stringed instruments. Many of his songs have been covered by artists that make up the Irish music scene, including Mary Black and Maura O'Connell.

His first solo album, Half Moon Bay, has received much acclaim around the world, and he has produced and arranged music for many other artists/projects including Kevin Burke and Micheal O'Dhomhnaill (winner of the Grand Prix Du Disque at Montreux) and Irish Times by Patrick Street.

His own writing is a hybrid of the passion found in traditional music and the freshness of contemporary song. His performances are marked by that passion interspersed with flashes of humor. He has performed at the White House, opened for the Grateful Dead, and played electric guitar with Marianne Faithfull.

He has appeared on Prairie Home Companion, and from that program Western Highway was chosen as the audio highlight on the PHC web site.

"His works are simple, elegiac and exquisitely worded pen pictures of life's experiences." — Rock N' Reel

"A masterpiece" — Folkworld

"He's a lovely singer, a powerful performer and a master musician." — Evening Herald