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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.

Monthly Listeners

1,605

Followers

3,107

Total Streams

1.7 million

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Popular Tracks

116 tracks
1
The Body

The Body

Feb 1, 2019

545,192

streams

2
The Blackwater

The Blackwater

Jan 4, 2019

93,715

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3
Empty Pockets

Empty Pockets

Oct 4, 2019

88,012

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4
Cormorant

Cormorant

Aug 20, 2021

54,100

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5
Revived

Revived

Jan 24, 2020

44,485

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6
Long Strand

Long Strand

Jun 11, 2021

42,712

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7
Colours Rising

Colours Rising

Feb 1, 2019

38,126

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8
Raven's Cry

Raven's Cry

Feb 17, 2023

34,149

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9
Newborns

Newborns

Sep 30, 2016

29,323

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10
Salt in the Water

Salt in the Water

Sep 27, 2017

24,379

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