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.

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On Songwriting Part 2

J.P. Kallio / June 9, 2014

I always had quite a mixed view of Sting. I mean I loved some of the early Police stuff, but […]

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It’s OK video

J.P. Kallio / June 8, 2014

I had few minutes to kill on Friday afternoon, so I set up two video cameras and a microphone. Here

Music, Thoughts & Essays

Cardboard Box

J.P. Kallio / June 6, 2014

Read Between The Lines by J.P. Kallio You know, I am fully aware lot of my songs are quite on

Thoughts & Essays

June 5th last (two) weeks posts

J.P. Kallio / June 5, 2014

This and last week I put lot of time aside to write new music. I mean I write all the

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Ben Reel, Darkness & The Light

J.P. Kallio / June 5, 2014

I met Ben Reel few years back at a festival in Germany. We ended up sitting up all night singing

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On Songwriting

J.P. Kallio / June 4, 2014

I have been writing songs since almost the first time I picked up my guitar. Songwriting has been a love

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How to tour abroad with your band

J.P. Kallio / June 3, 2014

Most of us musicians live for the live show. And the idea of touring is the real dream. Especially if

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Knocked Down

J.P. Kallio / May 30, 2014

Read Between The Lines by J.P. Kallio Last Christmas I got a lovely percent from my grandfather. He has been

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Music does not promote itself

J.P. Kallio / May 28, 2014

It’s been a few weeks since I wrote you a blog post about getting your ass off that couch, stop

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You Still Wonder

J.P. Kallio / May 23, 2014

Read Between The Lines by J.P. Kallio When I share my story, people somehow feel more free to tell me