Greg Clifford

Greg Clifford is a Dublin based independent musician and interdisciplinary artist. Clifford’s style is an authentic amalgamation of alt rock, folk and classical guitar fingerpicking, as well as weaving subtle electronic elements into his body of work. His compositions exude honesty and purity in which he explores thought-provoking subject matters and astute musical textures.

The prolific songster, who holds a Masters in contemporary composition, has a number of releases under his belt including Why Can't You See EP (2015), Quodlibet LP (2017) and the 20/20 Vision LP (2020) among a plethora of other EPs and singles, such as ‘Long Lost Friend’, which bagged Clifford an iTunes Number 1 in March 2021, and ‘Redemption’, which topped the Singer-Songwriter Charts in October 2021.

In April 2022 Clifford released his eagerly anticipated album Lines of Desire, which is accompanied by a 13,000 word book that reveals the sources of inspiration behind the songs, as well as a 40-minute documentary about the making of the LP.

In recent releases like 'Bad News' (2024) and 'Masquerade' (2025), Clifford adopts a gritty blues and post-punk aesthetic, channeling a reaction to the persistent injustices of the everyday world.

Aside from his solo music endeavours Clifford works as a session musician, producer and arranger. He has also toured internationally with the Diversus Guitar Ensemble, scored for the RTE Concert Orchestra and guest lectures and composes avant-garde works for the Sound Training Centre. Clifford is also the front man and lead song writer of post-punk outfit MANA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EZ6OkDNiSAKsaPyHu8wEq)

"Mastery of craft permeates Greg Clifford's work" - John Fleming (Irish Times)
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/greg-clifford-mapping-the-lines-of-desire-1.4821834

"He should enjoy plenty of airplay for ‘Long Lost Friend’, which nicely showcases his song-craft and melodic flair". - Hotpress
https://www.hotpress.com/music/greg-clifford-releases-superb-new-single-long-lost-friend-22842572