Mairéad Hurley grew up in a musical household in Ballymote, Co. Sligo, immersed in the music of her locality from a young age. Mairéad has performed on stages and taught concertina in Ireland, the UK, across Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. In 2016, Mairéad, John Blake and Nathan Gourley released a trio album entitled The Truckley Howl.
Mairead will be playing with Deirdre Hurley and John Blake in the Saturday afternoon concert. She will also be giving a concertina workshop on Sunday morning.