​Fourth Moon unites four nationalities and four musical backgrounds into one creative force to be reckoned with:

"The result feels fresh and often exhilarating. With a nod towards the pioneering spirit of Lau in showing how traditional musicianship and instruments can be used to produce a truly original sound, Fourth Moon take a mixture of tunes, many of them self penned, and put together sets that play around with styles and tempos and deliver the unexpected."  - Edinburgh TradFest

​"Whilst there are some beautiful slower passages, it's the fast stuff that bring both band and audience fully to life and gets the pulse racing. These are seriously talented musicians who have found in each other a chance to experiment and extend their own musical experiences. Definitely a band I want to see again."
​"Tone and tempo that can call to mind a chamber music group in terms of sound quality and tonal range." - Herald of Scotland

​Fourth Moon were born in 2014 from the meeting between two French musicians (Jean-Christophe Morel on violin and Jean Damei on guitar) an Austrian (Geza Frank - bagpipes and flutes) and a Scotsman (Mohsen Amini - concertina) on the occasion of the Willie Clancy Festival in Miltown Malbay, Ireland.
In 2016 the line up changes introducing David Lombardi from Italy on violin and more recently Andrew Waite from Scotland on accordion. The quartet performed as headliner in numerous international folk festivals such as the Celtic Connections Festival, Edinburgh Trad Fest, Le Son Continu Festival, Kilkenny Trad Fest, Celti'Cimes, the Vienna International Accordion Festival, Shepley Spring Festival and has toured in France, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal and the UK.
In 2018, the group released their first album, "Ellipsis", which received enthusiastic international reviews.
Their music is almost exclusively original, and is described as imaginative, innovative and virtuosic, spanning the bridge between a traditional Folk group and a chamber music quartet.

Hailing from counties Monaghan and Cavan, Élan are a fresh, off-the-block Irish band who, as individuals, have been playing together for years. Having formed back in the summer of 2014, this 3-piece, made up of Gráinne Smith (button accordion), Andrew Jackson (fiddle) and Cillian McCabe (guitar), has already supported the likes of Goitse, Breaking Trad and Mairtin O'Connor, Zoë Conway and Donal Lunny. With their all-embracing musical appetite and high octane spirit, this up and coming band harbours an eclectic sound that earns them their own spot in this exciting generation of modern trad bands. Fresh from a residency at Raglan Road Orlando this summer, there is a lot still to come from this young outfit!

Cúig, formed in 2013, have established themselves among the most promising artists on the Irish traditional music scene.  They incorporate Breton, Galician and American bluegrass tunes into their music that is already steeped in the Irish tradition, entertaining audiences throughout Ireland and further a field with their exciting and innovative sound.
Cúig have taken the traditional music scene by storm performing on various national television and radio outlets.  In particular, Cúig’s performances on BBC Radio Ulster’s Blas and Folk Club, and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune prove that this band displays skills and talents which defy their years.  In August 2013, Cúig performed on TG4’s Fleadh Live which was broadcast worldwide to an audience of 1.2 million.  Since their formation Cúig have taken the stage alongside some of the biggest names in Irish music such as Flook, Beoga, the Maritin O’Connor Trio, Goitse and We Banjo 3.
Cúig have taken their music outside the boundaries of the traditional music scene in Ireland.  In July 2013, they played alongside international headline act, Flook at the Les CeltiCimes Festival in the French Alps to great acclaim.  In August 2014 they travelled to the Balver Höhle Irish Folk Festival, Germany where their performance made regional headlines.  
Cúig will launch their eponymous debut EP on Saturday 7 February.  


ALDOC - Global Sounds Breaking the Sound Barrier

ALDOC is the new band led by ex-Gráda frontman and Lord of the Rings soloist Alan Doherty. Produced by his long time collaborator Gerry Paul, “From Tallaght to Halle" was recorded between Germany and New Zealand and the music is driven by the Irish flute, yet lifted brilliantly by settings derived from Doherty and Paul's love of urban sounds. The tracks will take listeners through several musical soundscapes, led by charmed melodies on the flute and lit up with jazz-tinged arrangements, heavy grooves, spooky brass solos, tremolo affected electric guitars, lonely banjo lines and dramatic breakdowns. Evocative and exotic vocals – some, in an inspired twist, chant-like – feature on many tracks.

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