Monroe’s Live are bringing three of Irish music’s finest exponents together, Donegal accordionist Dermot Byrne, Paddy Keenan on pipes/whistles, and honorary Kerry-man Anglo/Irish guitarist and accordionist Tim Edey.

Tim Edey needs no introduction to lovers of folk, roots, and Celtic music, having performed with most of the major names in Irish and Scottish music, as a performer in his own right, a go-to musician for the likes of The Chieftains (2011-2019) and Sharon Shannon, Carlos Nunez and Session A9, or his collaborations with a range of friends, such as renowned Scottish piper Ross Ainslie and Kiwi harmonica maestro Brendan Power, plus legends such as Mike McGoldrick and Dougie McLean. Receiving a BBC Radio Folk Award 2012 and winning the BBC Scotland/Alba Musician of the Year in 2020 & BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year 2012 are just two of his many accolades and confirmation of his standing in the industry.

Dermot Byrne (button accordion and melodeon) was born into the heart of the music of Southwest Donegal as his father is from Teileann, outside Carrick. He played from a very young age and consequently has an in-depth knowledge of the music of the area and Donegal music in general as he is from Burnfoot, Inishowen. Dermot is a virtuoso in the true sense of the word he can play the accordion in any style and any key no easy feat on a two-row instrument. Recognised as one of the true best accordionists on the face of the world.

“Paddy Keenan has few peers in the world of traditional Irish music. For over thirty years he has focused on a simple but rarely attained goal: to present the music in its purest essence.” – Tim O’Brien, 2001