About Me: I’m an official partner of Taylor Guitars and I have been playing publicly since the age of 7. I have performed at multiple music festivals including the Vancouver Folk Music Festival AGM and Vancouver Island Music Fest. I played my first music festival at 12 years of age. As a dual UK/Canadian citizen I now permanently reside in Scotland. In February 2025, I won a Danny Kyle award at Celtic Connections.

My debut album Modern. Magic. Melody. sold records internationally and received TV, radio, and print media time from CBC, Globe & Mail, Vancouver Sun, Time Colonist, and Chek TV. It also yielded a nomination for New Act of The Year at the Maple Blues Awards. At 13 years of age, I became the youngest person in the history of the awards to be nominated. I was also voted as winner of Best Original Song at the UK FAB Awards. My second album Gemini Rising was released in June 2023.

My own music weaves together elements of folk, blues, and Celtic traditions. Inspired by artists such as Robert Johnson, Nick Drake, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Tommy Emmanuel and Tony McManus, I love performing original pieces and classics from the blues and folk canon fusing together storytelling, melody, and intricate guitar work. I also enjoy engaging with audiences by sharing stories of the artists and influences behind my music, whether it’s folk ballads, Mississippi Delta Blues, or my own original material.

“He’s not just a blues guitar player; he’s a great songwriter, and he’s playing pieces of music by people like Tommy Emmanuel, and Tony McManus, who are two of the finest players in the world, and he is just nailing it. He’s also a phenomenal Celtic guitar player. He blows me away; just a super talented kid.” Doug Cox, Producer

“The young musician does it with style too.  It’s not hard to hear why his record caught the ears of the nominating jury, comprised of some of Canada’s leading blues experts…. Among the standout originals on the album is the opening song.  Titled Wipe My Weeping Eyes, the song sounds like a long lost classic from the blue’s canon…. It’s quite a complicated piece with some delightful, and unexpected, rhythmic and melodic shifts”  Stuart Derdeyn, Vancouver Sun

“Very rarely do we get to come across an artist brimming with so much potential and intrigue. But that is exactly what we have found in Canadian artist Liam Docherty….one of the more exciting names ascending right now.” Flex Music, USA

“Liam Docherty’s skills as a guitar player are undisputed. It’s easy to see why he’s been generating so much buzz from a young age..” York Calling, UK

“Showing an exceptional amount of intensity and passion in his playing, his skill as a musician is bound to leave jaws dropped“

Lost in the Manor Music, UK

“His covers of classic material is truly impressive…Liam impresses for his fingerpicking and understanding of subtle roots music guitar styles.” Holger Peterson, CBC

(Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Saturday Night Blues Host

“Liam Docherty’s ‘Gemini Rising’ is a song born of classic rock thrown into the modern day by twisting the old blues sounds into modern indie ideals….. It’s the kind of music you expect a seasoned rock band to come out with. Liam Docherty has nailed it with ‘Gemini Rising.” – TJPL News, UK

“Liam showcases himself as a true master of the guitar…..It’s nothing short of perfect” Indie Boulevard Magazine