John McSherry, Brendán Quinn and Francis McIlduff are three phenomenal musicians who first got together as a trio back in late 2022 at Belfast’s ‘Féile Trad Trail’. They have been enthralling audiences all over Ireland, UK and Europe ever since with their unique and diverse sound, featuring “dualling” uilleann pipes, soaring whistles, interweaving harmonies, emotive vocals, and rock steady bodhrán and guitar grooves. Their mix of traditional and contemporary tunes and songs are delivered with an unmatchable expressiveness, confidence, energy and drive that only comes from the very best.
John McSherry 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 Quinn 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.
Francis McIlduff, a member of the legendary McPeake musical family from Belfast, has been 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 Francies and John first created the “double pipes” sound that has become their trademark.
