About
Jimmy Buckley was born on the 19th November 1971, he stands at 5-7” and has brown eyes and fair hair. Although born and reared in Doon, Co. Limerick, he now resides in Galway with his wife and children.
Singing and music play a huge part in Jimmy’s life and he notes Elvis and Buddy Holly as among his greatest earliest influences. Jimmy plays guitar, and his first professional stage appearance was made on the 20th August 1991.
Jimmy’s career is going from strength to strength and he is destined to be a huge star - he is already one of the top entertainers in Ireland, and his ambition is to conquer the English Country Market, not ruling out Europe. Following numerous visits across the water to England, Jimmy is building up a large fan base and his concerts and dances are always sold out. When he finishes one tour his manager Henry McMahon is inundated with requests for details of his next tour.
Jimmy first came to the attention of the Birmingham Audiences when he appeared on Bob Brolly’s Big Charity Show, in the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, on Sunday 22nd June 2003. Since that first appearance Jimmy’s star has certainly continued to rise.
After his massive hit song “Your Wedding Day” (written by his manager Henry McMahon), Jimmy conquered the Irish music scene and he continues to make his mark on the concert scene in England.
Jimmy has had a very busy, exhausting but rewarding 2007. The success of his DVD "Live in Concert" and accompanying CD's has been truly astonishing. The DVD was awarded the accolade "DVD of the Year" by the Irish World in 2007. It has been shown coast to coast on US television more than once and the reaction has been amazing.
The week spent in Spain was an outstanding success as was the Mediterranean cruise where he was joined by many other Irish singers and musicians.
The highlight of Jimmy's year has to be his trip to Nashville, Tennessee. It was everything he had hoped it would be, from the visit to the Grand Old Opry to the Country Music Hall of Fame but the icing on the cake was the visit to Gracelands, the home of Jimmy's idol Elvis. Later Jimmy said that the visit was very emotional and inspiring.
In February 2008 Jimmy worked on a Caribbean cruise and then in March/April he is touring with the great Charley Pride. In March 2008 he re launched his website jimmybuckley.com and plans to introduce new features steadily over the coming months.
This April Jimmy released his new single "You Gave Me A Mountain", available to request on your local radio.
All in all it doesn't look as if life will be any less hectic during 2008.