John has been writing and performing songs for, ooh,
years now.
His 2002 album,
Songs from the Water's Edge Part One, was rated
excellent by Cross Rhythms magazine, who said:
This is classy singer-songwriter stuff -
high quality production [with] spare instrumentation. The lyrics [are]
poetry... Definitely an album to listen to when you feel mellow, it's late,
and there's a glass of something in your hand. Lovely stuff.
In
2006, John wrote and, with an extremely talented group of local musicians,
recorded three songs for the campaign to save two local hospitals from closure.
These were released on CD along with a fourth track by the fabulous Ruth
Royall. The Stroud News and Journal called it:
A delightfully
infectious CD
and said:
Dougherty's slick
folky leanings would sweeten the bitterest pill... the lyrical impetus
keeps the message rolling out in fine fashion. [This is] an excellent
record.
Solo or with
a band, John has played at a number of prestigious venues and festivals -
including the Watch This Space event at the Royal National
Theatre in London.
He's also
appeared on television and radio, and on the same bill as a number of well-known artists, but his top
musical moment was jamming with the fabulousEddi Reader
on Wandsworth Common.
You can find
out more about John's musical history on
this website.
And to hear
samples of John's music, just click the button below:
Author, poet, songwriter
