Joey Gavin

Joey Gavin is a songwriter and guitarist based in Dublin.
He currently preparing to tour Ireland in June 2026, and recording his sophomore LP due to release 2027.

Genres:
Folk, Experimental, Art rock, Alternative
Education:
BA Hons Bimm Dublin 2015 Commercial Moden Music

Releases:
2026 - Broken Chair ep
2024 - Elsdeer - Namakara
2024 - Collaborative Ep “Porcupine” with Mark Loughrey
2022 - Debut album ‘Between the Mountains and the Mystery’
2021 - Sound design: ‘Still Not Still’ Liga Lewis & Bryan Eubanks Contemporary Dance
2019 - Thumper - Out of Body Auto Message
2018 - Run, Rolf ep
2016 - Circles ep

Tours:
2026 Ireland solo tour
2024 EU tour supporting Maximo Park
2023 EU Tour supporting Elsdeer
2019 Ireland - October
2019 Italy - November
2019 USA - March/April

Funded projects:
2024
Culture Ireland Zeigeist Irland 24 - Curation- 'Findrinny Festival of New Irish sounds' in PAS eV Berlin.
2021
Initiative Musik - Neustart Kultur - Album funding
2020
Initiative Musik - Neustart Kultur - Concert Series - Music for the Cosmos

Cultural work:
2022 - 2024 - Chairperson of PAS eV Music venue and Art Residency in Berlin
2012 - 2017 - Founded chandelier sessions music showcase series in Swords, Co. Dublin

Session work:
Elsdeer (EU) / Folk - Bass Guitar
Grimson (US) - Indie
Anchoress (EU) - Doom folk
Thumper (IRL)