Niall Murphy, hailing from Camlough, South Armagh, has already carved a reputation for himself amongst highly renowned musicians and singers around the world in Irish Traditional, English Folk and Country and Bluegrass circles. Having played the fiddle from an early age, also playing guitar and piano, Niall has performed all around the world at many…
Brian McGrath originates from Brookeborough, Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, an area steeped in traditional Irish music. He started playing piano at the age of five and later progressed to the accordion, banjo and mandolin. He has toured the world extensively and has played with traditional Irish music veterans including Noel Hill, John Carty, Matt…
Breaking Trad is made up of Dónal Murphy (Accordion), from Abbeyfeale,West Limerick, a winner of numerous All-Ireland titles on both Button Accordion and Melodeon, Niall Murphy (Fiddle) from Camlough, South Armagh, a winner of multiple awards including All-Ireland Senior Fiddle competition, Fiddler Of Dooney and Fiddler of Oriel, and also Mike Galvin (Guitar/Vocals) who has…
Chris Maguire is a formidable modern-day Button Accordion powerhouse. Although well known from a young age, Chris shot to fame after being crowned All-Ireland Senior Button Accordion Champion in 2013 and continued his success as the driving force behind the Knockmore Ceili Band who claimed their own title in Sligo in 2014. Chris plays with…
Ernestine hails from County Mayo and currently resides in Dublin. A qualified secondary school teacher, she has also worked as a lecturer in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, in the University of Limerick. Ernestine is an internationally recognized concertina player, as well as a tutor and producer on the Irish musical scene.…