Eddie Dillon Singer/Songwriter
Eddie Dillon is a singer/songwriter and musician with over 500 songs in his catalog. His music has been recorded and released by Aoife Clancy, Barleycorn, Seamus Kennedy, Shananagans, and The Jammin’ Divas. Two original CDs, The Barber’s Lament, and Things You Wished You Said, are available online and a new CD, All For a Song, will be out this year.
Active in the Irish music world as the only American to tour with the Clancy Brothers, he appeared with them on television and in concert in Ireland and the States.
In Massachusetts, Dillon was a founding member of the Shananagans and still performs with the band on occasions, He was also a member of the Celtic rock band The Aliens. He toured throughout the Northeast with both Aoife and Finbarr Clancy and has played with many other bands as well as solo in venues across New England and New York. Videos with both the Clancys, and in concert with his original songs are available on YouTube. He is also a published poet and has written two unpublished novels.
As a songwriter, his interests have morphed over the years from the folk styles of the 60s to jazz riffs, country tunes, bluegrass melodies and ballads of contemporary issues. He has a bevy of comic tunes — a few have been animated and released on YouTube — look for the Armadillo Waltz, Jack the Mouse, and Tough to Be a Spy.
A seasoned performer, Dillon is at home on the stage and continues to write and record on a daily basis.