By Paul Keating

Dubliner John Doyle is seemingly everywhere and playing with almost everyone.

He’s a very welcome figure when he comes back to the New York Irish scene, which lost him to Asheville, North Carolina some years ago.

Since he first arrived in these parts with Susan McKeown in Chanting House, we have seen the list of distinguished partners grow significantly as the left-handed guitarist made his mark as one of the top accompanists in Irish music.

As a founding member of Solas, he was one of the creative sparks that garnered a fast reputation as one of America’s super groups. Along the way, working with talents like Seamus Egan, Karan Casey and Winnie Horan, coupled with his own family background back in Dublin, Doyle became very adept at producing and arranging music.

The freedom to work with other people like Eileen Ivers, Liz Carroll, James Keane and Tim O’Brien allowed him to develop his craft and the singing tradition that he gleaned from his father, Sean, a Sligoman.

His first solo effort was Evening Comes Early for Shanachie Records, which balanced the singing and tunes and made people more aware of his own individual style.

He is following up that with his second release Wayward Son, due out soon on Compass Records where he has been doing a lot of work with the co-owner, banjo picker Alison Brown.

On the new recording, in typical Doyle fashion, the superb guitarist surrounds himself with outstanding musical talents like Tim O’Brien, Linda Thompson, Kate Rusby, John McCusker and Michael McGoldrick.

His grasp of the Irish singing and storytelling tradition is even more in evidence, and the musical arrangements are what you would expect from one of the most talented artists around these days.

He pays a rare solo visit to the Blarney Star concert series at NYU’s Glucksman Ireland House (1 Washington Mews) on Friday, June 10 at 9 p.m. in Manhattan near Washington Square.

As usual, concerts are free to Ireland House members and NYU students with ID. Call Ireland House at 212-998-3950 or visit www.nyu.edu/pages/irelandhouse.

The series takes a break until September 23 when Michael Rooney and June McCormack pay a return visit there.