About this Event

John Lennon McCullagh - his real name - is a fifteen-year-old from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. He's been playing guitar and writing his own songs since he was twelve.

His latent talent for his beloved six-string was soon followed by mastery of the harmonica. Having returned with his family from several years in Australia to the UK in late 2012, John was signed by Alan Mcgee for his new label 359 Music label.

With a single out in September 2013 and album to follow in Nov

2013 and tour support slots already confirmed for acts like Babyshambles, Alabama 3, The Strypes, Richard Hawley John will also be headlining venues up and down the UK throughout the year.

"Music was always there but when I was living in Melbourne," remembers John. "My dad took me on a road trip to watch Bob Dylan on tour. We hit nine shows in ten days - it changed my life and compelled me to write music and drive me forward. Bob's music has always been around in my house, growing up.

Mum and dad constantly played the Beatles, Oasis, Frank Sinatra and, of course, Dylan - so it was a very musical upbringing."

John's influences also include Donovan, Paul Weller, Johnny Cash and, of course, Jake Bugg, who has offered young John some kind words of encouragement. JLM's raw abilities bely his age, leaving audiences captivated by the profound maturity in his performances.

His rendition of Dylan's ‘Masters Of War' - sung with such conviction - has won particular acclaim. John recorded his debut album North South Divide, with Alan McGee producing, in just one day in Sheffield. "I'm already writing my second album," John explains. Watch this space!