Celebrate the last days of summer with a visit to Masters of Tradition which runs from 24 – 28 August in Bantry, Co. Cork. It’s the Festival’s 20th anniversary and as usual, it endeavours to journey to the heart of Irish music and provide a platform where subtle elements of the music can be heard.

As ever, the Festival is headlined by its Artistic Director Martin Hayes, the fiddler from East Clare, whose extravagant virtuosity has brought the tradition to new levels.

Joining Martin Hayes are Cork pianist Cormac McCarthy, concertina player Brian Donnellan, dancer Stephanie Keane, sean-nós singer Saileog Ní Cheannabháin, the Kathryn Tickell Trio, sean-nós singer Lorcán MacMathúna, fiddler Andrea Palandri, fiddler Sorcha Costello, pianist Catherine McHugh, fiddler Daire Bracken, pianist and accordionist Martin Tourish, uilleann piper David Power, violinist Marja Gaynor, Flamenco guitarist John Walsh, concertina player and dancer Caitlín Nic Gabhann, fiddler Ciarán Ó Maonaigh, accordion player Derek Hickey, guitarist Steve Cooney, fiddle player Aoife Ní Bhriain, cellist Kate Ellis and singer Nell Ní Chróinín.

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