Sárán Mulligan
- Concertina -

YouTube | The Fermoy Lasses/The London Lasses/The Rose in the Garden

Sárán Mulligan is a concertina player from Dundalk, County Louth. A five-time All- Ireland Champion, UCD Patrick Semple Medalist, and Bonn Óir Uí Riada finalist, Sárán is a regular performer at home and abroad, most recently at Other Voices, Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and Tradfest, Temple Bar.

Sárán’s music is characterised by its innovation and energy yet it is grounded in his County Leitrim heritage. He was recently featured as part of the ‘Carrying the Tunes’ series, an RTÉ Céilí House special showcasing some of the most exciting young traditional artists in the country.

Of particular interest to Sárán at the moment is composition. His writing is deeply rooted in the traditional Irish music idiom but takes influences from European folk music, contemporary and classical art music, and popular music. Sárán’s background is in mathematics and as such, numbers in music often provide a basis for his compositions. Sárán is musician in residence at the Highlanes Gallery in Drogheda and is working on a number of projects which include responding musically to exhibitions and artwork within the gallery, as well as responding musically to the gallery itself as an architectural space.

Sárán is also in demand as a tutor of Irish music and was recently the conductor of NósNua Youth Folk Orchestra. He is excited to further explore the potential of his music as a recording artist, having previously recorded with NósNua, The Mary Wallopers, and electronic artist, Lullahush.

Muirine Nic Róibín
- Fiddle (violin) -

YouTube | An Gasúr Fiosrach 5/4 Polka (Hardanger d’Amore)
YouTube | Follow the Muck/Through the Back Door

Muirine Nic Róibín is a fiddle and clarinet player from Wicklow, based in Dublin.
She learned the fiddle from renowned fiddle player Macdara Ó Raghallaigh from a young age, and while she trained in classical music on the clarinet tutored by Dr Paul Roe, in more recent years she has been exploring the clarinet through the lens of traditional Irish music and european folk music.

She regularly collaborates and performs with concertina player Sárán Mulligan. Together they like to explore the complementary textures and sounds of the concertina with clarinet or fiddle/hardanger d’amore. She and Sárán have performed together nationally and internationally, and on both radio and television.

Dave Sheridan
- Flute -

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Dave Sheridan’s flute playing has been described as “a highly accomplished free flowing fluid style, with sound technique and solid driving rhythm” (Hot Press Magazine) and a flute style, which takes on “Lark like qualities” (fRoots Magazine). On the back of his critically acclaimed debut album Sheridans Guesthouse, he released his second solo flute album entitled Drivin’ Leitrim Timber in 2010. This album has received rave reviews, with The Irish Times describing it as “a joy…. a thoughtfully organised collection, that celebrates a fluid free flowing regional flute style….with enough sharp edges to keep the listener’s antennae on high alert for the next hairpin bend”.

Dave is a founding member of the renowned traditional group Garadice and has recorded with artists from Lunasa, Dervish, At The Racket and De Danann as well as performing on many occasions with the Sligo based band Téada.

Whether teaching, performing, or collaborating with fellow musicians, Dave’s playing is guided by respect for the tradition, while always leaving room for creativity, humour, and heart. His music reflects not only where he comes from — but the people, places, and stories that continue to inspire him.

Muireann Ní Shé
- Tin whistle -

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Muireann Ní Shé is an uilleann piper and singer from County Cork. She has been immersed in Irish language, music and song since childhood and her sound resonates with these early experiences. Influenced by local musicians and the archival recordings of legendary musicians and singers, such as Willie Clancy and Elizabeth Cronin, Muireann finds herself drawn to sharing this sound world that dominates her mind.

Muireann has toured parts of North America, Asia and Europe extensively with various groups and as a soloist, while also being in much demand in Ireland as a performer and tutor.
Muireann’s debut album, É istigh Liomsa Sealad (2023), is a unique sound-world, where contemporary and traditional influences combine with the dominating sounds of the pipes and ethereal arrangements of sean-nós song. Muireann is also a featured artist on Na Pí obairí illeann’s 2023 CD release, Mná na bPí ob Uilleann, Vol.1 – the first unique recording in a series that represents the many female uilleann pipers playing in the world today.
Recently, Muireann recorded uilleann pipes for Dublin singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy’s latest single, Let Me In (March 2025) and upcoming album The Weight of the Woods (March 2026). Muireann also features on percussionist Caitrí ona Frost’s 2025 album Spreag, with a newly composed, collaborative piece, Sí le na Gig.

Muireann continues to delve deep into new sonic explorations for the pipes through ongoing exciting collaborations with artists such as Ró is, Peter Power, Caitrí ona Frost, Aisling Lyons, Macdara Ó Faolá in and Becky Ní É allaithe.
“Ní Shé’s vision, marrying the weight and grounding of tradition with a keen sense of the evocative and the intransigent, is truly compelling.” - Bandcamp Daily

Tadhg Ó Maolagáin
- Bouzouki & accompaniment -

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YouTube | Greek Bouzouki with Sárán
YouTube | Sí Beag, Sí Mór Turlough O’Carolan
YouTube | The Moving Pint and Dog Big, Dog Little

Tadhg Ó Maolagáin is a musician from Dundalk, County Louth. Multi-instrumentalist, he plays the bouzouki, fiddle and uilleann pipes.

Coming from a family where traditional Irish music has been passed on through the generations, he has developed a style deeply rooted in the heritage of northern Connacht, particularly County Leitrim. He learnt the tin whistle as a child, before moving to the fiddle, and then the uilleann pipes and the bouzouki.

A recognised figure on the traditional music scene, Tadhg has won several titles at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, notably in 2017. He regularly plays at the Cobblestone, an iconic pub in Dublin run by his family, and plays both in Ireland and internationally alongside numerous traditional Irish musicians.

Méabh Mulligan
- Singing (all levels welcome!) -

Méabh Mulligan is a traditional singer and concertina player from Dublin. She comes from a background steeped in traditional Irish music and singing, on both sides of her family. She grew up listening to her late grandfather Micil Ned Quinn, and her extended family from Mullaghbawn, South Armagh, singing and is heavily influenced by them.

Méabh’s family run the Cobblestone pub in Smithfield, Dublin and she plays there on a regular basis. Throughout her life, Méabh has performed at various festivals and events all around Ireland and abroad, and continues to do so with Andrew Hendy, Eva Carroll and her band ‘The Len Collective’.

Anne Girard Esposito
- Beginner flute and tin whistle -

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Anne Girard is a flute player specialised in wooden flutes and traditional music. Originally from the Jura region in France and initially classically trained, she then turned to Irish music, which has steered her work since.

Having lived in Brittany several years, and then in Ireland, notably in County Donegal, she developed her musical aesthetic, enriched by encounters with musicians from diverse backgrounds and through in-depth study of the instrument and its repertoire.

Deeply committed to passing on her knowledge, Anne regularly teaches the flute and the tin whistle. She also performs in concerts and continues her research into folk music, bringing together travel, literature and ethnomusicology.

Alongside her work as a musician, she has developed a career as a sound documentarist and writer specialising in traditional music. She collaborates with various media outlets in France and internationally, exploring the links between music, storytelling and the land they are rooted in.