WEBSITE - www.tommooremusic.co.uk
AUTOMATIC TRIO - https://vimeo.com/136776392
BAND WEBSITE - www.mooremossrutter.co.uk
TWITTER - www.twitter.com/tomoscarmur


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.  


CrossHarbour are an exciting new band emerging from the thriving London Irish music scene. Named after a London tube station, they play a range of traditional and newly composed material and are currently writing and arranging tunes & songs to feature on their debut album.

Caroline Keane and Tom Delany

Playing Irish traditional music on concertina and uilleann pipes, this young, energetic duo boasts musical expression beyond their years. Their playing stands as a powerful embodiment of tradition, coupled with sheer musical passion.
Caroline and Tom both grew up in houses filled with traditional music. From a young age, Caroline was exposed to the richness of West Limerick and Sliabh Luachra traditional music, an influence which has become the cornerstone of her uniquely vibrant, passionate and emotive style of concertina playing. With an Irish father and French mother, Tom gained his musicality through osmosis, born and raised in a rich environment of Irish music. Inspired by the traveling style of piping, his rhythmic playing is powerful and daring.
Since they began playing together in 2010, while both studying at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. Tom and Caroline have toured extensively, performing around Europe, Canada and America. Their music reflects their personalities, fun, vibrant and filled with heart and soul.


Contemporary Irish Trad Group

Athrú are a new, vibrant, award winning, contemporary Irish Trad group that draw upon influences from Belfast and beyond to deliver music that is a combination of powerful accompaniment fused with modern tunes and delicate harmonies that is dynamic, energetic and fresh. The band originated through sessions in Belfast in early 2014, and despite their short time together have won Derry's "An Re Nua 2014" Competition, and have began recording their début EP album to be released next year. Through several competitions and festival appearances such as “Fleadh Cheoil Na hÉireann”, "Pan Celtic Festival", "Club Sásta", and supporting the likes of Trad super-groups: MOXIE, KAN, Goitse, Buille and the Máirtín O'Connor Trio; they have begun to build a strong following with their great sets and infectious onstage character.

 The band includes Belfast musicians Niall McIlroy (whistles/flutes/guitars), Cormac Crummey (guitars/fiddle/banjo), Brendan Loughran (concertina). Kevin Meehan from Dublin (bodhran/percussion/whistles) and Conor Broderick from Galway (piano/rhodes).

Kirsty is a young contemporary folk singer based in Sheffield who draws upon a wide range of traditional music. She has a most disarmingly transparent voice, but also the uncanny and beautiful knack of drawing attention to the song rather than the messenger, by the manner in which she employs it. Her Debut Album 'Time Ashore' features original songs as well as carefully curated folk gems.

https://youtu.be/Dl-osjLSreA

Born in Granada, Spain, Ramon Ruiz is UK's leading Flamenco Guitarist. What gives him credit as a flamenco guitarist is his training in ‘Los Gallos’ ranked as the best and most authentic flamenco club in Seville. Five years performing daily with top flamenco artists from Seville gave him all the necessary foundations in dance and song accompaniment to take up a professional career in the flamenco scene.
In 1997 Ramon permanently relocated to England where he furthered his career and musical collaborations with musicians from different genres. He took an particular interest in Indian music leading him to collaborate as a performer and composer with Sujata Banerjee’s Dance Company.  He performed in London's most prominent theatres including the Royal Albert Hall and the Purcell Room. In 2009 he was offered his first recording contract by Naim Audio producing the CD, Flamenco Havana, a blend of flamenco and Cuban music featuring Jose Amador, Segundo Falcon and “El Extremeño”. 
His interest in classical Spanish composers such as Manuel de Falla and Isaac Albéniz lead him to obtain a LTCL diploma in classical guitar at the Trinity College, London and to collaborate with the virtuoso violin player Sebastian See-Schierenberg on recordings and concerts. In addition to his musical career Ramon obtained a BA (Honours) in Music Education in the London MET and is currently a registered flamenco guitar tutor at Kingston University, London.

Franco-Armenian singer, flautist and teacher originally from the UK, with a degree in French and Italian Studies from the University of Sussex (UK). For over ten years now she has lived between her native city, Brighton, and her adopted city, Bologna, working in music and education. She begins her studies on the traverse flute at the age of ten, and over the years has studied with teachers including Rachel Smith, Liz Goodwin, obtaining the Advanced Professional Certificate from the Royal College of Music, London in 1998. She has worked as both a classical solo flautist, and also in orchestras, including the Brighton Philharmonic and Sussex Symphony Orchestra. She now dedicates her studies to jazz improvisation with Geoff Warren and Andrea Ferrario. She discovers the wonders of the voice in 2005, and has studied with various teachers including Silvia Testoni, Gloria Giovannini and Rita Cervellati. Throughout her musical studies she has attended numerous workshops both in Italy and in England, on diverse genres and aspects of music, from jazz to modern, and classical singing.

A selection of the seminars and courses include:

- Minimalism with contemporary classical composer Steve Reich, London
- Classical Harmony workshop, Trinity College, London
- Jazz Improvisation Course, London College of Contemporary Music, London
- Voicecraft, Alejandro Saorin Martinez, Conservatorio di Padova
- Jazz singing and improvisation, Rachel Gould, Bologna
- International Jazz Flute Workshop, Geoff Warren, Borrello (Abruzzo)
- Gospel choir singing, Cedric Shannon & High Praise Gospel Singers, Bologna
- Whistle register in singing, Erika Biavati at EVOC, Padova
- Improvisational acting, Compagnia del Teatro dell’Argine, Bologna

She has worked both as a main singer and backing singer in various jazz and modern musical formations, and has performed all over Europe, from the UK and France, to Germany and Italy. Among her many experiences, in 2010 she collaborated as backing singer and flautist for the singer-songwriter Gian Luca Fantelli at the Europauditorium (Bologna) with an audience of over 1300 people. She has also worked as an actress and musician for the theatrical show The Vagina Monologues in 2008 and 2011, and in 2012 becomes one of the lead singers in the show Note Americane which led her to perform on the big stage in theatres such as Teatro Manzoni (Bologna), Teatro Comunale (Vicenza), Teatro del Verme (Milano), and Teatro delle Celebrazioni (Bologna). Currently, Sonia works as a singer, flautist and backing singer, and is working on her first recorded album with the acoustic duo Rotary Finger (www.rotaryfinger.com).

Sonia has taught for over ten years, gaining experience in subjects as varied as languages, theatre, other than, of course, music through singing and traverse flute teaching. She has developed a teaching methodology which combines the variety of her training and interests, taking advantage of being a native English speaker and a trained teacher and combining this with her music teaching, applying the rules of English phonetics in teaching correct English diction in singing. She has held various music and theatre workshops in schools and summer camps and coordinated end of course shows. 

In 2010 she discovers the world of early childhood music education through the American programme Music Together and completes the first level of certification to become a qualified teacher. She currently teachers flute and singing to all levels, and is an active member of the Musicians’ Association of Bologna (www.ambologna.it).

Lastly, Sonia has a passion for photography and since 2009 has worked organizing photographic workshops in both England in Italy (www.soniaterhovanessian.com).

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