Úna ní Fhlannagáin

Úna is an All-Ireland champion and prize-winner of the Riada Gold Medal for Harp in 2017. Known for her subtle phrasing and imaginative harp arrangements, she has collaborated with Celtic icon Alan Stivell, and Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin. Her music weaves between ‘drivin’ and delicate, turbo-charged tunes and sensitive slow airs.

Her performances have been likened to 'viewing ancient Irish bog oak through a contemporary prism'. As a composer, she's been commissioned by the World Harp Congress and RTÉ, and had pieces published by Cairde na Cruite. Collaborations include legendary free jazz musician and composer Anthony Braxton, Celtic icon Alan Stivell, Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin, and Emmy-winner Fionnuala Flanagan. Her current obsessions are Excel spreadsheets, piping marches, and crosswords!

Úna is rooted in Irish traditional music, but also branches out into jazz, pop, and original composition. Collaborations include Grammy-winner Bobby McFerrin, Emmy winner Fionnuala Flanagan, and the free jazz legend, Anthony Braxton.

John Flanagan

Hailing from Corofin, Co. Clare, John Flanagan is a part of the Keane family singing dynasty. He first learnt to sing in the unaccompanied "sean-nós" (literally, "old way") style from his aunts, Sarah and Rita Keane, two world-renowned exponents of Irish traditional singing, and then branched out into the ancient Gaelic repertoire. Equally acclaimed for both, he has shared the stage with the international elite of Irish traditional music, including Martin Hayes, Christy Moore, and, of course, Dolores Keane and Seán Keane.

He has recorded alongside such trad luminaries as Sharon Shannon, Davy Spillane, and Tommy Peoples, and was a featured artist in one of the prestigious national "Music Network" tours along with Mairtín O’Connor and Kevin Burke.

He is a regular guest at the "Masters of Tradition" festival, and his rendition of "Róisín Dubh" is featured on the eponymous recently-recorded CD. His instinctive grasp of the Irish traditional idiom has led to his song compositions winning myriad competitions, being recorded by well-known singers such as Tim Dennehy, and ultimately entering the traditional repertoire which inspired them. John's profound respect and love for his tradition give his playing and singing a remarkable depth and sincerity, which invariably touches his audience, regardless of context.

In the words of Christy Moore: "I recently heard John Flanagan sing a sean nós song to a large crowd, most of whom, like myself, did not understand the language of the song, yet we were transfixed by the emotion, the poetry, and the tradition of what we were hearing.