Biography
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Born
14 December 1946 (age 78)
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Born In
Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Jackie McAuley (born in Derry on 14 December 1946) is a Northern Irish guitarist and keyboard player known particularly for his with the bands Them in the mid-60s and Trader Horne in the early 70s. In between he co-founded The Belfast Gypsies and a short-lived Dublin band called Cult. In the late eighties McAuley led Celtic rock outfit The Poor-Mouth
McAuley was piano player in Them, who relocated to LA without Van Morrison in 1967. Upon Them's demise, he formed The Belfast Gypsies with his brother Pat (they also released a 45 under the name Freaks Of Nature) and he later moved to Dublin and formed a band called Cult, with Brendan Bonass and Paul Brady (who was later in Planxty). This proved to be a short-lived affair and before long McAuley was back in London, playing in a new band, Trader Horne, which he'd formed with Fairport Convention's original lead singer Judy Dyble. This interesting group fell apart when Dyble left to get married.
McAuley then recorded a solo album with help from some of the best young jazz musicians of the time. All the material was self-penned except for a version of Leadbelly's Poor Howard. Personnel on the album was Jackie McAuley - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Roy Babbington - Bass, Pete Hossell - Jug, Henry Lowther - Violin, Horn, Mike McNaught - Keyboards, Tony Roberts - Flute, Mike Travis - Drums.
Most recently, McAuley is currently working as the Jackie McAuley Band with PierLuigi Cioci and Joe Toal.
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