John Craigie

John Craigie plays The Sound House, 28 Eden Quay, Dublin 1, Ireland, on 9 October 2026. The LA-born Americana singer-songwriter shapes his set around acoustic guitar and harmonica, moving between lean folk songs and spoken interludes. Raised on the road between Los Angeles and Santa Cruz, he writes in a narrative vein where stripped-back melodies carry stories of travel, friendship and everyday detail, without leaning on big arrangements.

The show will draw from across his catalogue, including No Rain, No Rose, Asterisk The Universe, Mermaid Salt and Pagan Church, along with earlier material from the 2000s. Onstage he alternates songs and storytelling, a format documented on Capricorn in Retrograde... Just Kidding... Live in Portland and Opening for Steinbeck, where timing and phrasing shape the flow as much as the chords. He has shared bills with Jack Johnson, Gregory Alan Isakov, Shook Twins and Rainbow Girls, placing his work in a clear folk tradition while keeping the focus on writing, delivery and the small scenes that anchor his songs.