Cian Nugent

Guitarist and songwriter Cian Nugent hails from Dublin, Ireland. His playing style, while quite unique, derives from many sources. Early recordings reveal the deep influence of the American Primitive players including John Fahey and Robbie Basho and the great British folk guitarists such as Bert Jansch, Davy Graham, and John Renbourn. Along the way, more idiosyncratic sources made themselves known in his playing and composing: he is equally obsessed with blues and traditional musics, late-'60s and '70s singer/songwriters, jazz (of many stripes), 20th century classical composit...