{"id":143730,"date":"2025-11-17T01:14:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/143730\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:14:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:14:15","slug":"cork-musician-joe-philpott-releases-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/143730\/","title":{"rendered":"Cork musician Joe Philpott releases memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"contextmenu internal_Body1st\">Cork-born musician and writer, Joe Philpott has announced the launch of his new book,  All Roads Lead To Where You Are.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The memoir, now available for purchase across book stores in Cork and Dublin, traces Mr Philpott\u2019s journey from suburban bedrooms and backroom rehearsals in Bishopstown to recording sessions with George Harrison and the long highways of America.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">As a founding member of the Irish band Rubyhorse, whose song  Punchdrunk was recorded with George Harrison, Mr Philpott\u2019s life and career have spanned Ireland and the US, from Cork\u2019s pubs to American stages and back again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Alongside his memoir, the 52-year-old continues to make music as a member of The White Horse Guitar Club, the much-loved Ballincollig-based collective known for its rich harmonies and soulful reinterpretations of folk, Americana, and Irish song.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The band\u2019s new album  Sos Beag is out now, and their nationwide tour is currently underway, a reminder that Mr Philpott\u2019s story, both on the page and on stage, is still unfolding.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4860864_1_articleinlinemobile_ALL-ROADS-BOOK-COVER.jpg\" alt=\" Joe Philpott's new book.\" title=\" Joe Philpott's new book.\" class=\"card-img\"\/> Joe Philpott&#8217;s new book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Mr Philpott said that  \u2018All Roads Lead To Where You Are\u2019 is \u201cnot just a book about music\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\u201cIt\u2019s about risk and reinvention, about what happens when you step into the unknown and trust that you\u2019ll find yourself there,\u201d said Mr Philpott.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The book has been described by publishers as a lyrical exploration of music, migration, and memory; a story of chasing songs, chasing dreams, and finding your way home again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">The piece discusses risk and reinvention, and what it takes to step beyond the familiar and into the vastness of America\u2019s musical landscape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Throughout his career, Mr Philpott has toured internationally, performed on  The Late Show with David Letterman and  Late Night with Conan O\u2019Brien, and shared stages with artists including R.E.M., Sheryl Crow, and Def Leppard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">Alongside his career in music, he co-founded Music in Community (MIC), developing innovative approaches to bringing music into healthcare, education, and community settings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">At its heart, the book is about the faith it takes to keep going when things fall apart, and the courage to return to what truly matters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"contextmenu Body Body\">\n             \u2018All Roads Lead To Where You Are\u2019 is available at Waterstones in Cork and Hodges Figgis in Dublin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork-born musician and writer, Joe Philpott has announced the launch of his new book, All Roads Lead To&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":143731,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[79,93,61,60],"class_list":{"0":"post-143730","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-cork-news","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-ie","11":"tag-ireland"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}