Francis McIlduff ~ John McSherry ~ Brendán Quinn
The Musicians
Francis
Francis
Francis
Francis McIlduff, a member of the legendary McPeake musical family from Belfast, was immersed in traditional Irish music from an early age. He debuted with the family band Clann McPeake in the 1980’s, and has gone on to play with leading outfits including Alias Ron Kavana, Afterhours, Sin É and more recently At First Light, the band in
Francis McIlduff, a member of the legendary McPeake musical family from Belfast, was immersed in traditional Irish music from an early age. He debuted with the family band Clann McPeake in the 1980’s, and has gone on to play with leading outfits including Alias Ron Kavana, Afterhours, Sin É and more recently At First Light, the band in which Francis and John first created the “double pipes” sound that has become their trademark.
John
Francis
Francis
John is a major figure in Irish/Celtic music and is hailed as one of the finest exponents of the Uilleann Pipes in the world today. He is a composer, producer, arranger, and established studio session musician of world renown, having recorded and performed with artists including Sinéad O’Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, Gary Kemp,
John is a major figure in Irish/Celtic music and is hailed as one of the finest exponents of the Uilleann Pipes in the world today. He is a composer, producer, arranger, and established studio session musician of world renown, having recorded and performed with artists including Sinéad O’Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, Gary Kemp, The Corrs and Clannad. He has recorded a plethora of albums, both solo and collaborative and has performed all over the world as a founder member of top trad bands Lúnasa, Tamalin, Donal Lunny's Coolfin, At First Light, Ulaid and Irish-American super-group the olllam.
Brendán
Francis
Brendán
Brendán has toured the world as a singer-songwriter and traditional accompanist for many years. Hugely influenced by his love of Irish music and the Irish language, his ability to convey the stories of strangers and his own experiences through song has created his distinctive, captivating style.