Gerry “fiddle” O'Connor comes from a musical family in Dundalk with at least four generations of fiddle players. He learned music from his mother Rose O'Connor and from hand-written manuscripts passed down through the family. He is known for his uniquely personal style of fiddle playing – splendidly fluid bow-hand combined with technical virtuosity. 

"Sparkling", " immaculate" and "with dazzling ability," said members of the national press recently to describe the music of Dundalk-born Gerry O'Connor

Martin Donohoe Accordion player Martin is a legend in his own time.  A household name throughout the county, he is also known as “Legendary” in traditional music circles countrywide and indeed overseas..  A native of Cavan Town, Martin is a gifted traditional musician in his own right but spends a lot of his time promoting and producing other people's work, having a particular passion for all things Cavan-related – its music, its culture, its people. His earthy and genuine passion for Cavan's musical tradition, coupled with his warm and friendly personality put him at the centre of the trad' scene.  He is the founder of the Cavan NYAH Festival and the Gerry Whelan Memorial event.

Jim McKillop Born in the village of Cushendall, located in the beautiful Glens of Antrim, Ireland.  At the age of 26, he became interested in the fiddle and just four years later, he won in the same year the three most important Irish Traditional Fiddling competitions in Ireland, i.e., The All Ireland Fleadh Ceoil (Senior Title), The Fiddler of Aileach and Fiddler of Oriel.

Jim's live performances and recordings have been described by music critics as "emotionally charged", "an "outstanding talent", "a virtuoso fiddle player", and "a man whose soul sings through his music".

Mick Quinn: Born in Carricknagavna in South Armagh and now lives in retirement in Mullaghbawn, Mick learnt his stories and songs from his father 'John Ned' and at barn and 'flax' dances in the 1940s. He is a noted writer of comic songs and considered by younger exponents to be the father figure of the Northern Irish storytelling and song traditions.

Mick Quinn is an Irish national treasure, he is a source and storehouse of stories - all of them entirely true - that deeply reflect the Irish landscape.  He has travelled far and wide telling his stories -  London, Scotland all over Ireland and America. He has just returned from the Catskills Irish Arts week in East Durham, New York State, USA.

Frances Rodgers Born and reared in Ardglass Co Down, Frances has now emigrated to the county town of Downpatrick, a whole eight miles in the road!  Singing traditional songs for over thirty years, she has gathered her vast repertoire from singers from the four corners of Ireland.  Her love of songs and singing  has taken Frances up many a long winding lane and into the wee back rooms of bars all over the country – just hearing one or two good songs is, for her, more than enough to justify the effort.  Fascinated by the insight into the hearts minds and life styles of the times that they portray, Frances sings her songs in a direct style with precision and true affection.

Aoife Murray from Clifferna, Co Cavan is one of Irelands finest exponents of Sean Nos and Traditional singing. She has toured Europe and Ireland extensively and has also won many awards for singing including All Ireland titles in ballad singing, sean nos singing and lilting.  Recently Aoife was awarded REHAB'S young person of the year in recognition of her active role as a singer, performer and teacher in her local community. Through her work as a primary school teacher Aoife is ensuring that children are exposed to Irish music and song from a young age.

Sean Mc Elwain, originally from Monaghan but currently residing in Galway is best known as a member of the award winning traditional group Teada. Over the pass number of years Sean has received accolades for his accompainment and melodic skills from many quarters, and has recorded a number of albums with the group on the Gael Linn label.

He is actively involved in the organisation and running of an annual weekend of music 'Scoil Cheoil na Botha' in his native county Monaghan and is also currently pursuing postgraduate studies in DKIT examining the music of North County Monaghan.

Sean will play with Rona Dinkin and Barry McLoughlin. Rona comes from a musical family in Monaghan and has been playing the concertina from an early age.  Barry Mc Laughlin hails from Omagh, Co. Tyrone and has been playing the fiddle from the age of 11. Rona and Barry have been playing together for around 15 years in sessions and festivals both in Ireland and Australia. They are currently both living in Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.