Moya Brennan
A native of Donegal, Moya is best known as the voice of the group Clannad, with whom she sold over 20million albums. As a songwriter in her own right, she has often been referred to as the First Lady of Celtic Music. She has released 9 solo albums and has collaborated with many of the world's leading artists including Shane MacGowan and Bono
Dave Curley
Dave is a Galway man and is regarded as one of Ireland’s leading traditional male vocalists. He is also a virtuoso on mandolin, banjo and guitar and is a member of various traditional music groups, most notably Slide and One for the Foxes.
Ashley Davis
Ashley is a singer and composer whose work spans many genres. A native of Kansas, she studied music first in Nashville and went on to immerse herself in the sean-nós Gaelic singing tradition in Ireland. She has released five solo albums to date, toured as vocalist with the group Lúnasa, and has collaborated with many artists including Sara Watkins and Paddy Moloney.
John Doyle
From a musical Dublin family, John's guitar playing and songwriting are legendary in the Celtic, folk and bluegrass worlds. He was a founding member of the group Solas, and he has toured, recorded and performed with a host of artists from Joan Baez to Eileen Ivers.
Cormac De Barra
Raised in Dublin, Cormac is the third generation of harper in the family, and was taught first by his grandmother. He has been playing professionally since age 17, performing across the globe and with many artists including Hazel O'Connor, Brian Kennedy and The Chieftains.
Éamonn De Barra
Éamonn won the coveted Young Musician of the Year award in 2001 and has lived up to that title. A multi-instrumentalist, and younger brother to Cormac, his flute playing is known worldwide through his work with Damien Dempsey and the group, Slide. He is equally at home on the piano, keyboards, whistle and bodhrán and has recorded with many of the world’s leading artists including Sinéad O’Connor and Tom Jones.
Colin Farrell
Colin hails from Manchester and has been performing on the world stage for over two decades now. Equally at home on the whistle as he is on the fiddle, he has made a name for himself performing and recording with an array of great musicians in Europe and the US, including such groups as Flook, Grada, Karen Casey, The Elders, Julie Fowlis, The Michael McGoldrick Band and is currently playing with the band Lúnasa.
Gawain Matthews
Gawain is a musician, composer and producer who is based in northern California. With over 20 years in the music business Gawain has played with and produced hundreds of artists, and is at home working in a multitude of musical styles. Highlights from his varied career include performing with the Utah Symphony, touring extensively as lead-guitarist for Grammy-winning world music and jam-band legend Mickey Hart. Gawain's productions and original compositions cross many genres ranging from acoustic guitar to 70's garage rock to electronic pop.
Mick McAuley
Mick McAuley is a master musician and songwriter who has recorded and toured internationally for many years. While his music is rooted firmly in the Irish tradition, he continues to push the musical boundaries of that tradition. As a long-time member of the Irish-American ensemble SOLAS, he has recorded and toured nine albums with them and received widespread international acclaim. Most recently, he has been touring the world with Sting in the stage production of The Last Ship
Cathy Jordan
Cathy is known to the world as the lead singer of the Sligo-based group, Dervish. She is also an accomplished songwriter and one of Ireland’s leading exponents of traditional singing, both in Irish and English. She has collaborated with some of the world’s best-known vocalists including Eddi Reader and David Gray.
