Originally from Limerick, Ireland. Nick has been performing professionally for 25 years, in his native Ireland and across the US Midwest, where he has lived since 2011. His main creative output is as songwriter and frontman for the alt-rock 5 piece, Carswell & Hope. 

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Nick has wide experience with arts & cultural non-profits, community organizing, public art and professional development. Nick is the Director of the Lawrence Music Alliance, Creative Industries Specialist for the Kansas Arts Commission, a Senior Artist Leadership Fellow for the Mid-America Arts Alliance's Artist INC program, a board member for the Heartland Song Network, and program manager for the Audio-Reader Network. Nick also hosts 105 Live, a Kansas music showcase on Kansas Public Radio