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BORN IN SOUTH ARMAGH IN THE QUAKER VILLAGE OF BESSBROOK , DAVID HAS BUILT A CAREER IN MUSIC WHICH HAS SEEN HIM PLAY IN MOST CORNERS OF THE WORLD. HE HAS GRACED THE STAGES OF SOME OF EUROPES MAJOR FOLK FESTIVALS, THEATRES AND CONCERT HALLS, BOTH IN A BAND CONTEXT WITH THE UPDUCKY BAND, BLACKTHORN, PETER CORRY,THE CELTIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA AND THE LATE GREAT IRISH SINGER SONGWRITER THOM MOORE AND ALSO AS A SOLO ARTIST. HE HAS PLAYED FOR THE SHEIKHS OF DUBAI AT THE DESERT CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENTS AND HAS ENTERTAINED IN THE THEATRES, COFFE SHOPS AND CLUBS OF IRELAND AND AMERICA, PLAYED FESTIVALS IN AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA, BEEN PRESENTED HONORS SUCH AS THE BALLYSHANNON SONG AWARD AND THE TOMMY MAKEM FOLK AWARD, HAD SONGS RECORDED BY SUCCESSFUL ARTISTES, APPEARED IN THE FILM { THE MAGDALENE SISTERS } AND MORE RECENTLY HAS VISITED SAUDI ARABIA ZAMBIA, CHINA AND SCANDINAVIA..
DAVID HAS BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN PLAYING IN THE BBC SANTER ULSTER SCOTS PROGRAMMES, AND ROBERT BURNS NIGHT AND HE PRODUCES AND PRESENTS, A POPULAR RADIO PROGRAMME DEDICATED TO SINGER SONGWRITERS AND TRADITIONAL ARTISTS ON THE Q RADIO NETWORK CALLED GAELFORCE..http://www.fivefm.weebly.com
DAVID HAS BEEN PLAYING IN THE BBC CASTLE SESSIONS AS SESSION GUITAR PLAYER WITH NUMEROUS ARTISTES RANGING FROM WORLD RENOWNED BAGPIPER ANDREW CARLISLE, WE BANJO 3, CANADIAN DUO MADISON VIOLET AND THE BBC ALBA PRESENTER ELLEN MCDONALD, HE FEATURES WITH BAGPIPER ANDREW GRAHAME.
DAVID HAS ALSO BEEN FEATURED ON THE BURNS NIGHT PROGRAMME ON BBC ULSTER ALONG WITH OISIN MCCANN, CLIVE CULBERTSON, MARK WILSON, BRIAN MCATEER AND MATT WEIR ACCOMPANYING ALASDAIR FRAZER, NATALIE HAAS, RUTH TRIMBLE, SYL BURNSIDE, SIOBHAN MILLER AND ANDREW CALDERWOOD...HE HAS ALSO RECENTLY RETURNED FROM A TRIP TO CHINA WITH THE UPDUCKY BAND AND DAMHSA PLAYING EVENTS FOR THE IRISH EMBASSY IN BEIJING.