MONIO

In his own words…

“I was born and raised in East Belfast… I grew up very quickly on a healthy diet of Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin. I can remember convincing my Dad to buy me a real guitar for my 14th birthday because the one he had only had one string… but I can’t remember a road to Damascus moment where I decided “yeah, this is what i want to do”… I think it was a natural development which led to me not wanting to do anything else… In the last 7 years I have been in and out of many bands playing many different styles of music and loving every one of them. As a result of experimenting with different styles and playing to different audiences I think I have sculpted quite an eclectic vibe in what I do in the studio and on stage.”

Gareth Dunlop is playing at the MoNIO & Friends Festival on Saturday 1st August 2009