Dermot Byrne, Tom Morrow, Éamonn Coyne and Séamie O’Dowd

A native of Co. Donegal, Dermot Byrne is a member of super-group Altan. He first learned his music from his father Tómas O Beirn, from the Gaeltacht area of Teileann, and he heard all the great Donegal fiddlers from his infancy. With this start, it was hardly surprising that Dermot was a renowned accordion player before he reached his teens. He has played and recorded with many great musicians including Séamus and Manus McGuire, Frankie Gavin and Pierre Schrye and he also has his own solo recording.

Tom Morrow is a native of Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim and is the eldest of a musical family. He began playing music at an early age with Tommy Maguire and played with a wide range of musicians around Leitrim and Cavan including The Cornafean Group and Antoin McGabhann. He has won numerous awards including the All-Ireland fiddle title and in 1998 joined the revered band Dervish with whom he has toured extensively in Europe, North America and Asia.

Originally from Dublin, banjo player Éamonn Coyne is now based in Edinburgh. He has performed and recorded with numerous artists including Siobhán and Tommy Peoples, the Wrigley Sisters, Eileen Ivers, Sharon Shannon and, most recently, Scottish international group Salsa Celtica. Éamonn has toured with various bands – including Stockton’s Wing – throughout the US, Cape Breton, Europe and Russia.

Séamie O’Dowd comes from a background steeped in the legendary traditional music of Co. Sligo. Hailed as one of Ireland’s finest and most versatile multi-instrumentalists, he is also a member of Dervish with whom he has toured world-wide. Séamie has recorded and played with many world-renowned musicians including Matt Molloy, Liam O’Flynn and Mary McPartlan.