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Ireland’s finest contemporary music group, Crash Ensemble, performs a fresh, fun, and funky celebration of world folk music with a contemporary twist at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar on Monday December 6 at 8pm.

Kilkenny clarinettist Léonie Bluett has won an exclusive place performing alongside the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra at the National Concert Hall.

JOHN O’CONOR, one of the most respected and popular Irish classical musicians, and arguably this country’s leading pianist, is coming to Co Galway.

ACCORDION MUSIC is not the most popular among traditional music purists, but one of the great Irish exponents of the instrument, Alan Kelly, is well aware of “the pitfalls of traditional music”.

Galway composer Jane O’Leary will represent Ireland at the 2010 ISCM World New Music Days festival in Sydney, Australia.

Nanci Griffith's musical journey has taken her from folk and country roots, to her own brand of “folkability”; from Austin’s Hole In The Wall bar to New York’s Carnegie Hall, Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry and London’s Royal Albert Hall. Griffith has penned such classics as ‘Gulf Coast Highway’ (duet with Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson), ‘Love At The Five And Dime’ and ‘Outbound Plane’. In turn, she was the first to record Julie Gold’s Grammy winning classic ‘From A Distance’. She has also been honoured with five Grammy nominations, three as a solo artist (winning once) and twice for performances on albums by The Chieftains (winning once).

Kilkenny’s Unity Singers are heading off on an exciting trip this St Patrick’s Day to Carnegie Hall in New York City where they will take part in a an event entitled A Great Night for the Irish.

Reaching a 45-year milestone in any profession is extremely rare; however, when that profession involves remaining at the top of the Irish music scene for almost five decades, then the achievement is even more remarkable!

For many years traditional super group De Dannan were the forerunners in the Irish traditional music world but after 33 years, 14 albums and a number of changes in the line up, the group disbanded in 2003. This July, original founding member and world famous fiddle player Frankie Gavin will unleash a new De Dannan which in his own words "will reflect a De Dannan of the 21st century”.

Legendary balladeers, The Wolfe Tones, will bring their brand new stage show to Mullingar Arts Centre on Saturday August 22. Featuring all of their hits, as well as brand new material from their most recent compositions, this special theatre show will bring their fans on a musical journey through the last 45 legendary years with The Wolfe Tones. The Mullingar performance, featuring a special visual backdrop to illustrate each song, promises to be a special celebration of folk and ballad music.