WHITEHALL, CO. DUBLIN

1979 -

OVERVIEW Don Baker is a name which is synonymous with Irish blues rock for the past 4 decades. Growing up on Dublin's northside, Don showed a natural aptitude for and love of blues music. He spent much of his 20s criss-crossing Europe, performing wherever he found an opening. He released his first single, 'Inner City' in 1979. In the early 1980s, he joined The Business with whom he recorded a number of singles. He later returned to performing as a solo artist. He released his debut album 'Almost Illegal' in 1989. His second long player, 'Born With The Blues' followed a year later. In 1993, Don revealed another string to his artistic bow when he appeared in the acclaimed film, 'In The Name Of The Father'. Don played the role of IRA man, Joe McAndrew in the feature. The was to be start of Don's acting career and he has since gone on to feature in a number of films and TV series. Back in the world of the blues, Don went on to release a string of solo records throughout the 1990s and 2000s. Notable amongst these were 'No Regrets' [1996], 'Miss You' [2000] and 'Rain On the Wind' [2006]. After a gap of a number of years, Don returned in 2013 with 'My Songs, My Friends'. The album saw some of finest names on the Irish scene perform some of 'The Don's' best known tracks along with the maestro himself - Sinead O'Connor interpreting 'Cinderella', Liam Ó Maonlaí performing 'Rock Bottom' and Clara Rose making 'Say It To My Face' her own. Don would team up with Clara once again on the 2016 'Bakerrose' reccord. In 2018, he would team up another legend of the Irish Blues scene, Rob Strong. This partnership yielded a pair of albums - 'A Day In Jealoustown' and 'Brothers In Blues'. 1979 - Release of 'Inner City' single 1987 - Release of 'Been Alone Too Long' single 1989 - Release of 'Ain't Got No Money' single - Release of 'Used Shoe Blues' single - Release of 'Almost Illegal' album 1990 - Release of 'Born With The Blues' album 1991 - Release of 'Don't Start Me Talking' single 1993 - Release of 'Winner In You' single - Release of 'No Nonsense' album - Don appears as Joe McAndrew in the acclaimed film 'In The Name Of The Father' 1996 - Release of 'No Regrets' album 1998 - Release of 'Never Let You Down' single - Release of 'Just Don Baker' album 2000 - Release of 'Miss You' album 2002 - Re-release of 'Almost Illegal' album 2003 - Release of 'Duckin' & Divin' album 2006 - Release of 'Sea Of Heartbreak' single - Release of 'Rain On The Wind' album 2013 - Release of 'My Songs, My Friends' album [17 October] 2016 - Release of 'Bakerrose' album in partnership with Clara Rose 2018 - Release of 'A Day In Jealoustown' album along with Rob Strong - Release of 'Brothers In Blues' album along with Rob Strong