Pierce O' Brien
(Didsbury, Manchester)
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025, 11:54am
Good afternoon everyone,
I’m a 32 year old fiddle / violin player with over 20 years experience playing the instrument looking for a guitarist / cover singer to perform live gigs in MCR at the likes of Mulligans, Kennedies, Salmon of Knowledge etc where we can hopefully secure residencies with regular practice & great gigs performed.
The Irish music scene in Manchester at the moment is definitely on the up and the demand for Irish music bands is massively rising all the time with artists charging £300+ a night. As a two piece, myself & a guitarist / cover singer could attain £300 (£150 a night each) doing just one show provided we’ve practiced properly & put on a great show for everyone. To put that into perspective, if we were to attain residencies at various different bars for example 3 times a week we could potentially attain £1800 a month each doing shows sorely as a two piece. Don’t get me wrong I adore Irish music & love performing live but it would be nice to attain something back financially back for hard work, graft, rehearsing and putting on special live show so I am passionate about performing live again on my fiddle alongside a guitarist / cover singer instead of doing a 9-5 office job I genuinely don’t have a great deal of interest in. Being a full-time musician is the best job in the world ain’t it but it’s all about the practice & putting on special live shows for everyone & I’m fully aware of that !
I have rehearsal space in my garage in Didsbury Village where we can rehearse in a couple of times a week..
Mobile number: 07722910050 WhatsApp number: 07522974667 easier to speak via contacting me on my number & I can also send footage of me performing on my fiddle to anyone who contacts me via my number.
Thanking you &
Really looking forward to speaking to anyone interested with this !! No time wasters please !! Serious musicians only !!
Pierce O’ Brien