Hailing from a musical family in Bonniconlon Ballina, is Aileen Bourke, a well established concertina player who prides herself in her North Connacht style of music. She is a graduate from the Irish Music & Dance course at University of Limerick where she received a first class honours in her degree. In recent years, she has played extensively throughout Ireland, the UK and … [Read more...] about Aileen Bourke
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Sarah Collins
Sarah Collins is a fiddle player based in Baltimore with deep roots in the Boston traditional Irish and Scottish music communities. Sarah is a sought-after fiddle teacher in the Baltimore area, and has taught at a number of fiddle camps across the country, including Hanneke Cassel's Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Weekend, Katie McNally's Boston States Fiddle Camp, Baltimore's Irish Trad Fest, and the … [Read more...] about Sarah Collins
Sorcha Costello
Awarded with the prestigious Gradam Ceoil TG4 Young Musician of the Year 2021, Sorcha Costello is a traditional Irish fiddle player from Tulla Co. Clare and hails from a family emersed in traditional Irish music. Respected as a performer, teacher and composer, Sorcha has toured worldwide for over ten years and is in high demand on the Irish music festival circuit. Released in 2023, Sorcha’s solo … [Read more...] about Sorcha Costello
Máirtín de Cógáin
Máirtín de Cógáin is one of Ireland’s most compelling contemporary ballad singers—an electrifying performer whose work seamlessly weaves song, rhythm, movement, and story. A powerful vocalist and accomplished bodhrán player, he is equally renowned as a playwright and actor, performing throughout Ireland and across the United States. With an infectious presence and instinctive rapport with … [Read more...] about Máirtín de Cógáin
Cedar Dobson
Cedar Dobson is a versatile tin whistle player, multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and producer hailing from California near Yosemite National Park. She plays high and low whistles, Irish flute, silver flute, Bodhrán, bouzouki, mandolin, and other instruments. Cedar discovered her deep passion for Traditional Irish music after discovering the tin whistle at an American Civil War … [Read more...] about Cedar Dobson
Brenda Dowling
Brenda Dowling is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist from Woodlawn, The Bronx, New York. Starting with traditional music at the age of 7, she has studied tin whistle, flute, and concertina under many renowned musicians. Brenda has won numerous titles, such as championships at the Mid-Atlantic Fleadh Cheoil, an All Ireland Championship, as well as an award from Comhaltas for promoting Irish … [Read more...] about Brenda Dowling
Shane Farrell
Shane Farrell is an award-winning Irish multi-instrumentalist who began playing traditional Irish music at age seven in a family steeped in the tradition. An All-Ireland Champion, Shane has performed over 10,000 live shows worldwide, building a career as a seasoned international entertainer. Now based in Orlando, Florida, he performs regularly for Universal Studios and Walt Disney World, tours … [Read more...] about Shane Farrell
Micky Fearon
Micky Fearon is a talented singer and guitarist from Lurgan, Armagh. Honing his skills from local sessions and festivals, Micky is known for his powerful voice and guitar accompaniment throughout Ireland and further afield. Micky is a member of the up and coming band “The Railway Boys” alongside renowned musicians such as Oisin Murphy and Pearse Larkin, who have recently performed at Electric … [Read more...] about Micky Fearon
Catrióna Fee
Catrióna Fee is a concertina player from Cold Spring, New York who is currently based in Washington, D.C. She is a triplet, the sister of Mairead Fee and Angela Fee, who play the flute and the fiddle respectively. Having two other musicians in the house had a profound impact on her playing, leading her to emphasize the importance of playing in a group rather than focusing solely on solo playing. … [Read more...] about Catrióna Fee
Rob Forkner
Rob Forkner was introduced to the music at a young age, and unable to find a suitable instrument Rob took directly to making his own. Since then Rob’s musical experience has been a mixture of being both a player of music and a maker of instruments. Rob started building his own drums many years ago and is now one of the most sought after builders of bodhrans in the world, … [Read more...] about Rob Forkner