Joe performed a special new orchestral arrangement of “A Safe Place to Hide,” with the RTE Concert Orchestra and with Gemma Hayes for a special Culture Night extravaganza on RTE television on September 19th. It was Joe and Gemma’s first performance together in almost 10 years.

You can watch the whole programme which was presented by Denise Chaila here.

Two performances of Fragments Of Lucia announced for Bloomsday 2024 at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Tickets on sale January 26th from this link. Early access tickets for patrons on sale now from Patreon.

August 4th, 2023 sees the release of a new live album, recorded at the James Joyce Tower in Sandycove, County Dublin. Fragments of Lucia (Live at the James Joyce Tower, Sandycove) features a guitar recital by Joseph Chester, recorded at a very special evening at the James Joyce Tower & Museum as part of the 2023 Bloomsday Festival. performing a solo version of his suite, Lucia (for Guitar & Strings) which was first performed at Axis Ballymun on Bloomsday 2022 and released by Bohemia Records in January 2023.

The album is available exclusively on Bandcamp and pre-orders are open now from this link.