2011

Unanimously ranked among the finest singers ever to emerge from Scotland, Flora MacNeil MBE has been a vital force throughout the revival of Gaelic music that began after World War II, and continues to thrive today. Heiress to a vast treasure-trove of ancient ballads and work-songs preserved through generations of her family, she spearheaded the…

Cork-born Cara O’Sullivan is an artist with an impeccable operatic pedigree who has risen to prominence as one of Ireland’s leading sopranos. She is an instinctive performer with a remarkably full voice, exciting and dramatic, yet always performs with great sensitivity. She has shown herself to be a fearless vocal artist, whether singing Mozart, Verdi,…

Christy, a native of Co. Kildare, started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time, and spent a few years playing pubs and clubs around the…

Seán Ó Sé is best known for his singing, especially through his work with Seán Ó Riada. He lives with his wife Eileen in Cork City. They have three in family, Áine, Con and Íde. Seán was born in January of 1936 in Ballylickey near Bantry, Irish was his first language. He went to school…