Aoife, began playing the violin at a very young age and was a member of Young European Strings. She studied with Maeve Broderick in Dublin and Constantin Serban in France, where she was awarded the Prix D’Or for exceptional students. She has performed extensively as a soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, the […]

Maitiú Ó Casaide is part of The Bonny Men, formed in early 2011 and rapidly became one of the most talked about and exciting acts to emerge in the Irish trad/folk music scene. The seven musicians – Turlough Chambers, Natalie Ní Chasaide, Conor Lyons, Moss Landman, Adam Whelan, Maitiú Ó Casaide and Barry Lyons – have […]

Brian Hughes is widely considered to be one of the finest tin whistle players of his generation. From Athy in Co. Kildare, his earliest introduction to music was through his grandfather, Christy Bracken, a noted bagpipe player, In addition to the tin whistle, Brian has a great interest in the flute and the uilleann pipes […]