About

Session and touring guitarist

Connor McDonald playing a Lowden acoustic guitar seated by a window

Connor McDonald is a guitarist, songwriter and backing vocalist from Ireland, working in live and session music since 2000.

Touring and recording credits include James Morrison, Scouting For Girls, Murray Head, Natalie Imbruglia, Ronan Keating, Susan Boyle, George Ezra, Harriet, Alexandra Burke, Claire Richards (Steps) and Amy Studt, across albums reaching Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20.

Stage and broadcast work includes Wembley Stadium, the Royal Albert Hall, Glastonbury, Pinkpop, T in the Park, the Isle of Wight Festival, the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room, The One Show, Loose Women and Art On Ice in Switzerland.

Acoustic, electric, slide and Nashville tuning, with backing vocals. Available for tours, one-off dates, studio sessions and remote recording. Irish passport holder, so EU dates carry no visa or work-permit restrictions.

Connor McDonald mid-jump on stage with an acoustic guitar under stage lights
On tour with James Morrison

The rig

Gear & endorsements

Off stage

Connor McDonald rehearsing electric guitar in a studio, black and white
Connor's touring rig: amps, guitars and pedalboard backstage
Connor sitting beside the tour bus with a guitar case
Connor McDonald backstage playing a semi-hollow electric guitar
Festival stage bathed in purple light during a live show
Connor McDonald on stage with the full band taking a bow