Winners of TG4's Gradam Ceoil Award for the Group of the Year in 2024, one of the highest awards in traditional Irish music, Liz and Yvonne Kane, known as The Kane Sisters, are two of Ireland's finest musicians. Support from the outstanding LUSSA, back by popular demand!

The Kane Sisters (Ireland)
From North Connemara, Liz and Yvonne Kane, known as The Kane Sisters, are much respected musicians. Born in Letterfrack, they were taught music by the great Sligo musician and music teacher, Mary Finn and by their grandfather, local fiddle player, Jimmy Mullen.

From a young age, they have been very influenced by the traditional music of Sligo and East Galway, in particular the music of the master composer and fiddle player Paddy Fahey.

The Kane Sisters have performed in prestigious venues all over the world, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Royal Albert Hall in London and have recorded and collaborated with many well known artists from The Chieftains to Cherish the Ladies to Steve Earle. Following two years of extensive touring with Sharon Shannon as part of her band “The Woodchoppers”, they decided to embark musically on their own and recorded their first album in 2002 entitled 'The Well Tempered Bow' to critical acclaim. The Kane Sisters toured Ireland and the United States following the release of their first album and they followed up with a second album 'Under the Diamond' in 2004 and third album in 2010 called 'Side by Side'. In 2022 they released their fourth album 'In Memory of Paddy Fahey' featuring 15 of his compositions as well as newly written tunes from both Liz and Yvonne.

The Kane Sisters received the TG4 Gradam Ceoil Award in 2024 for the Group of the Year, one of the highest awards in traditional Irish music.

Based in Letterfrack they have a solid teaching schedule with a large number of fiddle students both locally and virtually.

LUSSA (Scotland)
Inspired by the Latin word for "light", Lussa is an upcoming folk band based in Glasgow. We create fresh, spirited arrangements of both original and traditional tunes. Lussa's unique sound and style has evolved from the varied musical backgrounds of our members, bringing a taste of tradition from Scotland and further afield.

Fiddlers Elisabet McConnel and Naomi Priestnall are joined by pianist Bailey McCoo and multi-instrumentalist Eneko Lane to form a musically tight, lively show.

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