Eclectic Celt is a radio show presented by music journalist John O' Regan. Eclectic Celt celebrates a fusion of musical genres. John O' Regan
A broadcaster and freelance journalist from Limerick, Ireland John O’Regan has been at the forefront of the Irish and International music scene for the past three decades. Working initially as a radio presenter he has successfully branched into music journa
lism lecturing and record production John O’Regan’s work has appeared in magazines such as ‘Hot Press’, "Irish Music", "fRoots", ‘MOJO’, ‘Record Collector’, "Rock 'N' Reel', and "The Living Tradition ". He has also had articles and reviews published in the USA, Canada, Germany, Norway and Australia. His writing is incisive, illuminating and his depth of background knowledge has been classed as "Encyclopaedic”. John O’Regan currently presents “Eclectic Celt” on Limerick City Community Radio on Sundays at 2pm. The show as befits the title features Folk, Singer Songwriter, Celtic, Ambient, Traditional music and more,. It highlights talents both new and experienced and chronicles their careers and achievements
He has also made a reputation for informative CD liner notes and CD compilation. John O' Regan has written liner notes for re-issue albums by leading Folk/Roots/Rock/Blues/World Music artists including Ravi Shankar, REO Speedwagon, Taj Mahal, Eddie Cochran, Boz Scaggs, The Allman Brothers Band, Savoy Brown, Rick Derringer, Merle Haggard, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Heart, Labelle, The Dubliners, Clannad, To date John has written liner notes for over 100 CDs. He also compiled at annotated “The Ultimate Guide to Irish Folk” released in March 2014 which has been described as “An amazing collection” by Bob Harris of BBC Radio 2 fame. John O’Regan has crafted a body of work that speaks volumes for his interest and passion for his music, and his articulation of same.
