Ireland's Eamonn McCormack is an internationally renowned blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose style crisscrosses the Celtic blues tradition popularized by Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore with a melodic rock attack. Equally adept at playing fingerstyle, slide blues, and riff-laden hard rock, McCormack possesses a gritty yet clearly enunciated baritone singing voice. Before beginning to record under his own name with 2008's globally acclaimed Kindred Spirits, he cut three albums during the 1990s as Samuel Eddy. He reclaimed his own name during the first decade of the 21st century. McCormack is an established headliner on the global music festival circuit. Though he records infrequently, he plays more than 200 gigs annually. In 2021, he issued the acclaimed Storyteller, a collection of 11 originals that melded blues, hard rock, boogie, and acoustic fare.