The Tap Room Trio

Harry Bradley - Flute, Jesse Smith - Fiddle and John Blake - guitar and piano. The Tap Room Trio are one of the great Irish trios of our own or inedeed any other era. Their eponymous debut was greeted as a classic on release, invoking the spirit of the classic recordings made by the Sligo greats in the early twentieth century - Michael Coleman, James Morrison, John McKenna et al.

We feel very privileged to to have them in our company for the evening!

"astonishing lift and drive to their music ... a dazzling degree of precision ...a mighty recording and one that will inspire future generations of musicians" IRISH MUSIC MAGAZINE

Reelan

Reelan are a new group who have created quite a stir in traditional circles. They are distinguished by the fact that most of their repertoire is original, composed by fiddle player Sandie Purcell.

Andy Meaney’s energetic guitar playing underpins the trio of Sandy and Aoife Mullen on fiddles and Sharon O’Leary on concertina, while vocal duties are ably handled by Rossagh Purcell.

Reelan have recently released their debut album "The Crooked Picture" to great acclaim.

"...a formidable calling card for any debutant..." IRISH TIMES

Kieran Wade

Singer/Songwriter, guitarist and banjo player Kieran Wade will be having the Irish launch of his CD "Across the Western Ocean" at the concert. Originally produced in Canada, the CD features ten original songs written by Kieran which, though original, are very much in the traditional idiom.

Many of Kierans songs will be familiar to fans of the distinguished Galway singer Sean Keane who has recorded five of them on his new CD/DVD release "The Irish Scattering".

The Young Musicians Of Ceoltóirí Chluain Tarbh

The stars of the future! The under-12, under-15 and under-18 groups will also be strutting their stuff!.