John Blek

Levis Cornerhouse, Ballydehob, Co. Cork

Sat 2nd Jan, 8:00 pm

  We welcome John Blek to perform Live At Levis for his annual trip West… as always this will be a very special evening as John is one of Irelands best Singer Song Writers, but it will also be our final live gig before we take an extended break for January, reopening for Imbolc ( St. Brigid’s Weekend) John Blek 8pm Over The Shop Counter Front Bar 02 January 2027 Tickets €20 + BF     John Blek Bio Blek is an artist with a story to tell. With his timeless emotive voice and layered fingerstyle guitar you will be transported from scene to scene as his expansive songbook unfolds. John Blek is Cork City born and bred currently residing only a mile or two from his childhood home but listening to his music you can hear the influence of travel and experience. His parents, both of whom were primary school teachers, had to bribe him to stay in school after his 16th birthday with the promise of a new guitar on the completion of his final exams. Such was John’s belief in his ability and chosen path in life that he was willing to forgo the more traditional education sought by his peers. This conviction carries through to his art. His music is written from such a personal place that it creates the sense that he grew up with these songs, that they are in his blood – and in a way he did, they are his thoughts, his words, his sounds and his stories. Though not all autobiographical, like many of the great painters, an element of the artist exists in every portrait. “John Blek is Ireland’s best kept secret” The Irish Times “a master of subtlety in realms of folk-informed pop.” – The Thin Air