J.P. Kallio

Author name: J.P. Kallio

“Hey darling, don’t you worry about me. This is the life I was meant to live. I always loved the wide open road. And I always loved to sing my songs”   I am a Finnish-born singer-songwriter and an acoustic guitar slinger, spent most of my life in Dublin. Passion for writing honest songs about life. Everything you say might end up in one of my songs.

Thoughts & Essays

17th of August Blog update

J.P. Kallio / August 17, 2014

It is the early hours of Sunday morning. I’m back from The Porterhouse, where I was playing a show with […]

Music, Thoughts & Essays

This Town

J.P. Kallio / August 15, 2014

This week’s song “This Town” is number eight on the new album. Wow! Time just seems to be flying by

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I just want to play music

J.P. Kallio / August 14, 2014

I need a sound engineer that is on standby to record my songs at any given moment the inspiration hits

Music

How to make sure you will never get booked for a live show

J.P. Kallio / August 13, 2014

Awhile back an email dropped into Sliotar‘s mail box. I do most of the bookings and management duties for Sliotar

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Ready to go again

J.P. Kallio / August 12, 2014

Today my third album “Tell My Daring” is up on iTunes for the pre-sales. It will be officially out on

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The desperate need to please everyone

J.P. Kallio / August 11, 2014

Us musicians are a funny bunch. On the outside we are big egos, pumping out testosterone (even the girls). Remember

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10th of August Blog update

J.P. Kallio / August 8, 2014

As you might have noticed, I revved up my blog posting in the past month or so. It’s been personal

Music

Pain

J.P. Kallio / August 8, 2014

Few days back home from the tour and I am starting to recover from the unavoidable sleep deprivation and water

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10 reasons to give up on your art

J.P. Kallio / August 7, 2014

I used the word art here as this apply as much to music as to any other form of art.

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Music as a skilled trade

J.P. Kallio / August 6, 2014

Even in 2014 you come across the stereotype of people not seeing music as a valid career choice. I was