Archives: Performers

Ed Boyd

Ed Boyd, who permanently joined Lúnasa in 2012, is widely regarded as the finest acoustic guitarist on the European folk circuit. He is a founding member of the BBC Folk Award-winning group Flook and the guitarist of choice for artists such as Cara Dillon and Kate Rusby.

Colin Farrell

Born in Manchester, England, into a very musical family to parents from Co.Galway and Co.Cavan, Colin started playing the fiddle and tin whistle from an early age and won numerous titles at the Fleadh Cheoil. Since then, he has made a name for himself performing and recording with an array of great musicians in Europe […]

Donal Murphy

Dónal Murphy from Abbeyfeale in County Limerick is one of Ireland’s most exciting accordion players. He grew up in a very musical family and has numerous All-Ireland titles on both the Button Accordion and Melodeon. Dónal is also fluent in the Irish language. He is a founding member of the renowned Irish band, ‘Four Men […]

Deirdre Bonner

Deirdre Bonner hails from Dungloe in County Donegal but now lives in the picturesque village of Ardara. She first began singing when she was a very small child and then mainly sang in the Irish Language. When she was 12 years old she won the Joe Heeney Cup for Sean-nós singing at the “Oireachtas”. Deirdre […]