Ferg Ireland is one of London’s most versatile and in demand Bassists. Whether playing behind some of the biggest Pop Artists in the world (Sam Smith/Gregory Porter/James Bay/Dave/Marcus Mumford) , performing with US Jazz legends (Jason Marsalis/Johnny O Neal/Leroy Jones), or appearing with many of the UK's best Jazz musicians (Kansas Smittys/Soweto Kinch/Ashley Henry/Empirical/22A and many more) “…his playing throughout illustrates why he's so in demand; with a simply awesome if unorthodox technique put in the service of a powerfully individual musical imagination, simultaneously grounding the harmony and sending it into unexpected directions.”-Jazzwise Magazine
 
He now performs in London and Internationally, recently supporting  JUNGLE and Loyle Carner on EU and UK tours (with Club Kuru and Ashley Henry) and regularly playing renowned venues and festivals such as Ronnie Scotts, The Jazz Cafe, The Barbican, Kings Place, The Cadogan Hall, Glastonbury Festival, the Royal Albert Hall, North Sea Jazz Festival(NL), Rochester Jazz Festival (USA), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Duc De Lombards(FR) AB Club (Belgium) ,Soundwave Festival (Croatia), Usadba Jazz Festival (Moscow) NeuJazz Festival (Norway) , Sao Paulo Cultural Centre (Brazil) , Olympia (FR), JazznoJazzFestival/Moods (Zurich) Le Spezia Jazz Festival (Italy) and many others.

His playing and compositions have been broadcast on BBC Radio 1,2,3 and 6Music, and on taste-making underground stations such as Worldwide FM and NTS Radio. His songwriting for pop artist Isabelle Brown can be heard on the Hulu Series "Dollface" and he has also composed music for adverts by Versace and Wedgewood. He has also modelled for campaigns by British menswear brands Drakes, Thomas Farthing and Ellesse.  

In 2018 his first record as a band leader (Ferg Ireland Trio Volume I) featuring Nathaniel Facey -Alto Saxophone and James Maddren -Drums, was released on new imprint Mondegreen Records. Released only on Vinyl, it was stocked by a choice selection of London's hippest Record shops and sold out in a matter of weeks. The follow up "Volume II" is due to be released in April 2021.

He studied at undergraduate level at TrinityLaban Conservatoire, following which he was awarded scholarships by both the Royal Academy of Music and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust to study on the MA course at the Royal Academy of Music (where he graduated with first class honours and was awarded an honorary diploma.) 


 




 


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