John McCullough is an experienced and versatile keyboard player. He has worked with artists and bands including The Waterboys,Van Morrisson, Sharon Corr, Andrew Strong, Brian Kennedy, Declan O'Rourke, Gareth Dunlop and many more. At the age of 19 he travelled to Memphis USA to represent Ireland at the W.C Handy Awards Blues Festival. His playing has taken him to Japan, America, Spain, Germany, France, Norway, Sweden ,UK & Ireland.
Highlights include appearing at Summersonic Festival in Tokyo & Osaka with Irish rock band RELISH which coincided with their number 1 hit in Japan "You I’m thinking of". John also performed at Glasonbury Festival with the "Grainne Duffy Band" and toured with "Al Green & Dr.John" in the support band opening their UK headline shows including 2 nights at The Royal Albert Hall, London. Throughout 2009 he played keyboards & hammond organ with "The Waterboys" on their European tours.
In 2015 John travelled to Nashville, Tennessee to record an album with singer songwriter Gareth Dunlop. It was on these sessions that he worked with Bass player Willie Weeks (Eric Clapton, David Bowie) and Drummer Nir Z (Genesis, John Mayer).
"Hammond Organ is a big part of my sound. It’s such a versatile instrument that sits so well in the track. The SKX is perfect for the eclectic mix of music I make."
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View the introduction of John McCullough on his new SKX (Vimeo)