
Alan Jordan
Alan Jordan (guitar, vocals, whistles) grew up in Co. Mayo in the west of Ireland and now lives in Limerick. He is a versatile musician and composer. He has played blues, folk and rock guitar over the years, but traditional Irish music is where he is most at home these days. While studying music at the University of Limerick, he was a founder member of trad group The Outside Track. He has toured throughout Ireland, the UK and Europe over the years. Alan is currently involved in three recording projects and can be seen playing regularly in the trad scene in Limerick.
Blues Run the Game
A Jackson C Frank piece that Bert made his own, played by Alan Jordan for Bert Jansch
Alan says: “Hearing Bert’s version of this song was the first time I heard it and I instantly fell in love with it. I learned to play it from listening to Bert. I have always loved fingerstyle guitar music, particularly with a folk-blues feel to it. Bert’s music seemed to blend together the styles of music I loved, as simply an integrated expression of himself. While I liked various styles of music, I disliked attempts at fusion that diluted styles. Bert’s music hit the spot for me. Maybe he knew the rules well enough to be able to break them, or something like that!.”



