Roo Geddes brings together music from five generations of his family on his inaugural solo album Close, recorded live on his great-great-grandfather’s violin. Named after the Glaswegian tenement ‘closes’ where he grew up, the album stays close to home, featuring performances alongside his mum, gran, and auntie, as well as three never-before recorded compositions by […]
’Twas manys a wild night was born of a last minute recording session between Covid lockdowns in October 2020. The country had tentatively reopened with many restrictions still in place and playing music with others was rare. Bewildered with the situation, Alan Finn rang his good friends Joanne Quirke and Paul Clesham to arrange a […]
John & Jacinta McEvoy are a top-class fiddle and concertina duet. Their new album ‘The Boyne Mist’ is a healthy mix of new compositions based around the theme of the River Boyne and familiar favourites by way of a tribute to the traditional musicians of Meath, past and present. This is a free event. Please […]
As a young man turning from his teens into his twenties in the 1960s, Paddy Berry had a problem. He had everything, he was tall, fit and healthy. His problem was a secret known only to him. He felt that no young woman would fall in love with a “fella who had a squint!”. He […]
Yvonne Casey is a musician and composer from County Clare. Soul of the Burren By Yvonne Casey In honour of the land I grew up, Exploring the Burren in Co. Clare. A treasure of musical tunes Illuminates a pathway. Full of colour, full of flowers And the sun shining through An embodiment of the […]
A tribute to James Cullinan from Artists - Noel O'Donoghue, Donie Nolan, Michael Queally & Guests The world of Traditional Irish Music was shocked and saddened on 28th March, 2025, when the sad news broke of the untimely passing of James Cullinan, master fiddler, incredible chef, and kind-hearted and humble gentleman. James’s fiddle playing was held […]
