Lachy Doley

LACHY DOLEY - BIO

“Makes u feel good the way he plays that clavinet” – BOOTSY COLLINS
“The greatest living keyboard player in the world today” – GLENN HUGHES (Deep Purple)
“Lachy Doley, who I discovered at Bluesfest this year, might be the best live musician I have ever seen in my life. As the absolute best live act at Byron Bay Bluesfest 2022, his set was mesmerising, fun, impressive and unlike any other festival show I’ve seen” - Luke Girgus Tone Deaf Magazine

Dubbed the Jimi Hendrix of the Hammond Organ, Lachy Doley is Australia’s most celebrated Blues Soul Rock Organ Player in the world today. A player who can pump, pamper and occasionally pound the most unbelievable sounds from a keyboard: sounds that are intense, ferocious and sometimes transcendent.
Consistently going viral on Facebook with videos clocking up millions of views. Most recently with his version of VOODOO CHILD played not on guitar, but rather his extremely rare and unique Whammy Clavinet hitting 5 million views.

Lachy Doley has played many festivals all around the world since the first release in 2011 including Byron Bay Bluesfest AU, Bospop Festival NL, Montreal Jazz Festival CA, Swiecie Blues Festival PL, Blues on Broadbeach AU, Culemborg Blues Festival NL, Bejar Blues Festival ES, Ottawa RBC Bluesfest CA, Woodford Folk Festival AU, Trandal Blues NO, Caloundra Music Festival AU, Atri Blues Festival IT, Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival GB, Augustibluus EE, Wine and Blues Festival PT, Kitchener Blues Festival CA, Embassy Festival NL and so many more

The group’s latest studio album STUDIOS 301 SESSIONS debuted at #13 on the ARIA Top 50 album charts, #1 on the ARIA Jazz&Blues charts smashing all previous 6 albums by a mile. An incredible feat for 100% independent artist from Australia.

The Lachy Doley Group are a unique sound in a classic and sometimes very traditional genre of the Blues. Most often a power trio consisting of Bass, Drums and of course Doley firing on the Hammond with his incomparable style, his vocal screaming from the heart and the incredibly rare Hohner D6 Whammy Clavinet.

“If music storms existed on this planet, it might as well be Lachy Doley’s vocals and fiery instrumental performances you hear pulsating from cloud to cloud amidst flashes of lighting and claps of thunder” HEIDI LEIGH AXTON – Rhythms Magazine

LACHY DOLEY - CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

* Hitting over 1 MILLION views on 10 individual live videos
* Hitting 159k followers on Facebook, 65k on Instagram, 30k on Youtube, 13k on TikTok
* Playing on Joe Bonamassa’s 2022 album TIME CLOCKS
* Being asked by Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) to join him on his ‘This Is Not A Drill’ tour in 2020 which was unfortunately postponed due to Covid
* Reaching #13 with STUDIOS 301 SESSIONS on the National Australian ARIA Top 50 albums chart 2022
* Reaching #1 with STUDIOS 301 SESSIONS and MAKE OR BREAK on the ARIA Blues and Jazz charts 2021
* Playing Montreal Jazz Festival 2018, Bospop NL 2017 2019, Selling out the Iconic 100 Club in London UK twice, Byron Bay Bluefest AU, Ottawa Bluesfest CA and so many more
* 8 European tours as The Lachy Doley Group 2015/2016/2017/2018/2019/2021/2022/2023
* Recording on Glenn Hughes’s album #RESONATE in Copenhagen 2016
* Being headhunted to play on the new version of HIGHWAY STAR with Glenn Hughes, Steve Vai and Chad Smith 2012