Jamie O'Brien - Music of Ireland, Hawaii, Stories, & More on Ukulele and Guitar

Saturday, July 25, 2026 showcases Jamie O’Brien at 7:30pm at Fiddler's Dream Coffeehouse, 1702 East Glendale Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85020, $10, KN95+ masks required and provided free. Doors at 7pm. Jamie O’Brien was exposed to traditional Irish and music hall songs by his London-Irish family in the Brixton area of South London. Youth was a rich time for him as he experienced the rock music he heard in London clubs, such as the Marquee, the Pink Flamingo, and the Crawdaddy. But along with friends, he discovered the world of traditional English folk song and dance. A decade in Europe made its mark, as he added German and French songs to his repertoire; living in the US, he discovered Americana; and frequent visits to Hawaii saw him introduce a tropical element to his approach. Over time, these different genres have somehow come together into his distinctive style of playing: Jamie O’Brien, the Tropical Celt - a contemporary approach with a traditional slant! You can add to that his offbeat sense of humor and multilingual talents! Jamie sings and plays guitar and ukulele and can be found performing solo, with accompaniment or with his band, the Launies. He tours often with traditional Irish button accordion/melodeon player, Dan Possumato, with singer/multi-instrumentalist, Henry Koretzky (Americana) and with Hawaiian slack key guitarist and singer, George Kahumoku Jr. Jamie can be seen performing live in the South West, the Mid-Atlantic States, Hawaii, Canada, and Europe. He is currently working on a new album of original songs and has released five solo albums to date. The first three are celtic albums, featuring songs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England and Europe, while Chasing Ghosts is a collection of originals, written or co-written by Jamie. It won a BIMA (Hawaii Media Arts) award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year; Celtic Shades won a BIMA for World Music Album of the Year. As its name suggests, the final album is of Hawaiian songs. **Jamie has…