No longer ‘The best kept musical secret ever to emerge from Louth’ Gerry’s music has been played by presidents, international music stars, cover bands and many many many talented individuals.
While it’s true to say that many songwriters explode on the scene, often overnight successes after ten or fifteen years hard slog, others are lucky enough to have a loaded dice at the outset, the old adage that talent alone will not see you through is proven on a daily basis. Most musical explosions often lack longevity, frequently resulting in the implosion of the talent itself.
Gerry’s song writing talent has been recognised by some of the most influential musicians in the Irish Music scene and many have joined him in the studio or on his much anticipated yet selectively rare national and international tours. Gerry’s renowned independence and focus on his craft rather than that alluring or transient limelight has won him much admiration, respect and many many friends across the world both inside and outside the music business.
Gerry hails from Dundalk, Co Louth in Ireland and was born into a musical dynasty, his father and his six uncles successfully toured Ireland during the great era of the showbands in the 50’s and 60’s as ‘Benny Maguire and his Orchestra’. A legacy of musical craftsmanship surrounded Gerry from an early age.
Gerry entered and won his first national song writing competition aged 14 years old
..and a love affair with the art of song was born.
Websites, venues, competitions, musical fads, technology and indeed artists come, fade and go, yet the enduring music and talent of Gerry Maguire has been growing and developing, spreading to a loyal fan base across Ireland, Europe and indeed the four corners of the globe, over the last ten to fifteen years.