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Modern
Dom Martin
• United Kingdom• Active: 2017–
Acoustic BluesBlues RockTraditional Blues
A Belfast-born guitarist and singer-songwriter hailed as Rory Gallagher's musical inheritor, four-time UK Blues Award winner and UK Blues Hall of Fame inductee.
Instruments
Guitar, Vocals
from
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Musical Influence
Hailed by Guitar World as potentially "Rory Gallagher's musical inheritor," Dom Martin carries Northern Ireland's blues-rock tradition forward through a raw, largely acoustic-rooted style and unflinchingly honest songwriting about his own struggles — a rare case of a UK Blues Hall of Fame induction arriving within less than a decade of an artist's first real stage appearance.
Formative experiences
- •2017: Discovered during an open-mic night at a golf club near Antrim, Northern Ireland (Source: guitarworld.com).
- •2019: Won the European Blues Award, Best Solo/Acoustic Act.
- •2022: "A Savage Life" released, five nominations at the UK Blues Awards.
- •2022: Represented the UK at the International Blues Challenge, Memphis.
- •September 2023: "Buried in the Hail" released on Forty Below Records.
- •2024: "Buried in the Hail" named Blues Album of the Year.
- •2025: Won the UK Blues Award, Instrumentalist of the Year, for the fourth time.
Instruments & Equipment
Stories & Anecdotes
"In 2018, Martin recorded a session for BBC Radio 2's Blues Show before he had even released an album (Source: dommart.in)."
"In August 2023 he performed on Joe Bonamassa's "Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea III" Mediterranean cruise (Source: dommart.in)."
"Guitar builder Izzy Buholzer of Gulfcaster Custom Guitars got in touch with Martin while he was on tour with Eric Gales in Florida, offering to build him a custom guitar (Source: guitarplayer.com)."
"In 2025 he was special guest on Robin Trower's UK tour (Source: dommart.in)."
Collaborators
2023
Performed on Bonamassa's "Keeping The Blues Alive at Sea III" cruise (Source: dommart.in).
n.d.
Toured together; met guitar builder Izzy Buholzer during this tour (Source: guitarplayer.com).
Watch & Listen
Featured
Dom Martin - "Unhinged" (First single from Buried In The Hail)
Dom Martin Official
Dom Martin - Buried In The Hail (Live) (Official Audio)
Dom Martin "12 Gauge (Live)" {Official Audio}
Dom Martin "Government (Live)" {Official Audio}
Dom Martin "Daylight I Will Find (Live)" {Official Audio}
12 GAUGE (LIVE) Dom Martin. Live at de SINGER Belgium Sept 2023
Easy Way Out (Live) by Dom Martin
Dom Martin - "Hell For You" live at Roanne Festival, France 2023
Watch & Listen
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Press & quotes
"SIMPLY BRILLIANT! Dom Martin has the sound and the skills and the look to become a real major artist"
"A mesmeric album of top class blues music that's Dom's best to date"
"Dom Martin is a sprawling talent"
"Absolutely marvellous"
Discography
| Year | Title | Producer | Studio | Label | Chart | Sales | Musicians | YouTube | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Spain to Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | Debut album; an IBBA "Pick Of The Month," gaining airplay on around 100 stations globally (Source: music-news.com). | |
| 2022 | A Savage Life | — | — | — | — | — | — | Five nominations at the 2022-2023 UK Blues Awards (Source: bluesblastmagazine.com). | |
| 2023 | Buried in the Hail | — | — | Forty Below Records | — | — | — | Classic Rock Magazine's "Blues Album of the Month"; Blues Album of the Year 2024 (Source: rockandbluesmuse.com). | |
| 2024 | Buried Alive | — | — | Forty Below Records | — | — | — | Double live album released 13 December 2024, recorded with the trio on tour across Europe (Source: fortybelowrecords.com). |
Awards & Recognition
2019
European Blues Award
Best Solo/Acoustic Act
2020
UK Blues Award — Instrumentalist of the Year
2021
UK Blues Award — Instrumentalist of the Year
2022
UK Blues Award — Blues Instrumentalist of the Year / Acoustic Blues Act of the Year
For "A Savage Life"
2023
UK Blues Award — Instrumentalist of the Year
2024
UK Blues Award — Blues Album of the Year
For "Buried in the Hail"
2025
UK Blues Award — Instrumentalist of the Year
UK Blues Hall of Fame
External links
Booking / Contact
Booking agency
Big D Bookings
Agent/management
Not publicly available
Booking email
decocknico@bigdbookings.comBooking phone
+32 477 44 27 03Booking URL
https://www.bigdbookings.com/dommartinBooking handled internationally via Big D Bookings (Belgium).
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