– Luke is committed to serving with music, to creating a more just and peaceful world.
– Over the next year ten singles will be released and followed by a co-headline tour of the UK and New England; we are looking for the co-headline act and the right venues and media support.
– Best known as chart topping songwriter with UK duo Nizlopi
– Luke’s Last Album ‘Ecstatic Bird In The Burning’ had a top ten single and was No 12 in the Folk DJ chart in the US, and No 12 in the Folk Chart in the UK
Biography:
No1 UK songwriter Luke Concannon
”Luke is one of my three main heroes along with Van Morison and Damien Rice” — Ed Sheeran
“Concannon dazzles …. folk music with a little extra something.” – Dancing about Architecture
Luke Concannon has early memories of falling asleep at Irish family parties to the sound of guitars, singing, and dancing. He’s been playing music in community ever since and believes in music as a way of making a positive difference in the world. Lead singer and co-writer with No1 chart act Nizlopi (best known for the “JCB Song”) who deeply influenced a young Ed Sheeran; Luke is now a solo artist, who’s 2022 album Ecstatic Bird In The Burning debuted at No12 in the UK and US folk charts and received rave reviews:
“His humanizing songs, way of drawing in the whole room and activist love are so needed in our world today” – Alastair McIntosh, writer, academic & activist.