Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman in concert

As a guitarist, Chris has toured and recorded with such luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds as Boys of the Lough, Aly Bain and Stéphane Grappelli; as a composer and record producer, he received a silver disc for producing the Top 10 hit ‘The Oldest Swinger in Town’. His most recent solo album, the groundbreaking ‘Breaking Bach’, was “Dazzling… utterly breathtaking… a triumph” ★★★★★ – FOLK WALES

Máire is “an absolute legend” – THE IRISH ECHO and a recipient of Irish traditional music’s most prestigious award, Musician of the Year (Gradam Ceoil TG4 – Ceoltóir na Bliana).

Their performances are a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions, dazzling Bach pieces from Chris, and what THE WEST AUSTRALIAN calls his “delightfully subversive wit”!

“Magnificent… outstanding” ★★★★★ – SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

“Brilliant, innovative harping and guitar-playing of astonishing virtuosity and versatility” ★★★★** – SONGLINES

“Music of fire and brilliance” ★★★★ – THE IRISH TIMES

“An eclecticism and spirit of adventure that is quite thrilling” – THE TIMES

“Dazzling virtuosity” – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH