Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s name is synonymous with what’s good in the music and culture of her native County Donegal, Ireland. Born in the Gaeltacht area of Gaoth Dobhair, where Gaeilge was her main language, she learned her songs and tunes from her family and neighbours. Mairéad’s father, Francie Mooney was a noted fiddler, songwriter, and […]
Katie McNally Trio – 2021
2021 – Katie McNally grew up playing Scottish and Cape Breton music in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently tours with her own projects, Fàrsan and the Katie McNally Trio. A member of the cross-genre fiddle supergroup, Childsplay, Katie has also toured with Karan Casey, John Whelan, and Galician bagpiper Carlos Núñez. Her 2020 album Now More Than […]
The Winifred Horan Quartet – 2021
Acclaimed fiddler and composer, Winifred Horan brings this quartet to the Yachats Celtic Music Festival for a weekend of soulful, lively, and stunning music and song with Utsav Lal on piano, Cary Novotny on guitar and vocals, and Johnny Connolly on accordion. Horan was born in New York City to Irish parents and studied piano, […]
Beòlach -2019
Beòlach is one of Cape Breton’s most exciting and innovative traditional bands. Performing a lively mix of Cape Breton, Scottish and Irish tunes, the group features Mairi Rankin (fiddle, step-dance), Wendy MacIsaac (fiddle, piano, step-dance), Mac Morin (piano, accordion, step-dance), Matt MacIsaac (pipes, whistles, guitar ). On stage and on their recordings, Beòlach presents original […]
Vishtén
The Acadian trio Vishtèn has dazzled audiences with its fiery blend of traditional French songs and original instrumentals that fuse Celtic and Acadian genres with a modern rock sensibility and indie-folk influences. Lauded as “traditional but fiercely up-to-the- moment” (Penguin Eggs), this band from Canada’s east coast has been recognized as an ambassador of Francophone […]
2019 Celtic Music Performers
Polly Plumb Productions is excited to introduce a few of the amazing performers who will be joining us this year at the 19th annual Yachats Celtic Music Festival – November 2019!
