Events and Tickets
Laoise Kelly and Caoilte Ó Cuanaigh
September 21 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
€15
Harper Laoise Kelly is from Westport, county Mayo and now lives on Achill Island. In 2020 she was awarded TG4 Gradam Ceoil Musician of the Year. She has recorded three solo albums and two duo albums with fiddle player Michelle O’Brien and uilleann piper Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn. Laoise was a founding member of traditional groups Bumblebees, and Fiddletree from America, Cape Breton and Scotland who play eight instruments made from the same tree. She collaborates regularly with Tiarnán Ó Duinnchinn, fiddler Tola Custy, Matt Molloy, dancer Edwina Guckian and gàidhlig singer Kathleen MacInnes. Her harp has brought her all over the world performing and teaching.
Caoilte Ó Cuanaigh is a multi-instrumentalist from Achill Island Co. Mayo. Rooted in Irish traditional music he has wide experience in both performance and studio work. As a singer/songwriter he won Cork School of Music Song Of The Year 2025 and has been performing original songs with his band throughout 2026. His work across genres has led him to blend electric guitar with traditional music through the collective Féileacán.