Daire Bracken is well known as a creative fiddle player and founding member of the successful bands Slide, Danú and the Munnelly Band.

Hailing from a musical family located close the CCÉ Headquarters in Monkstown, Co. Dublin, afforded him great exposure from a young age to some of the country’s finest musicians as they passed through the capital. Absorbing these influences, his exploratory style has intrigued listeners and brought about many musical collaborations.

He has toured with the likes of Stockton’s Wing, Púca, Salsa Celtica, Bray Vista, Hazel O’Connor, the Black Family, Niamh Parsons, Tríona Ní Dhomhnaill; including privileged recording and performances with the late Liam Clancy, Dia lena Anam.

Teaching is an inherited skill, with over 20 years of teaching for Comhaltas Ceoltóirí na hÉireann, Waltons New School of Music, Ballyfermot College of Further Educaton, University College Dublin and various schools worldwide. His clear and patient imparting of his insight into various fiddle styles is well received at workshops.

Recent projects include a rejuvenation and interpretation of Early Irish Poetry into music with Lorcán MacMathúna, documentaries, film soundtracks, fusion band Electric Céilí and collaboration with select artists from around the world for Globe the Show.

Born and raised in Ovens, Co.Cork. He played music from a young age with his siblings; his father, accordionist Donncha Ó Loínsigh; and his mother, renowned singer Caitlín Ní Bheaglaoích. Summers were spent gigging in the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula of West Kerry, where Aogán learned a great deal of his music. Postgraduate studies brought Aogán to Dublin in ’97, where he recorded an album with cousin (guitarist) Gavin Ralston, and enchanting fiddler Michelle O Brien, and in 1999 Aogán received the TG4 Gradam Ceóil Young Musician of the Year award.

Aogán has since featured on a number of albums by other artists including Tallaght whistle player Gavin Whelan’s first and second albums, and Steve Wickham’s (The Waterboys) solo fiddle album. Aogán’s passion for music has had to compete in recent times with his enthusiasm for two-wheeled activity, but the arrival of three women to his life have introduced some much needed sense and sensibility.

Éamonn de Barra was born in Dublin where he now lives, and began to play music at a young age under the instruction of his uncle Seán Ó Tuama. He comes from one of the most musical homes in Dublin, where his family has a long tradition of music par excellence. Éamonn won the Young Traditional Musician of The Year Award in 2000 and is a member of the critically acclaimed traditional band Slide who have received a number of awards for their work. He has toured Europe, North America, Australia and Japan extensively.

Éamonn joined the Damien Dempsey Band in 2003 and has been creatively involved with the recording of four of his albums, one of which (Shots) went straight in to the Irish charts at number one. Éamonn has worked on Television Productions including Flosc, a show specializing in traditional Irish Music, and Imeall an arts orientated show that has an avant garde feel to it.

Artists Éamonn has recorded with or collaborated include Slide, Damien Dempsey, Moya Brennan, John Reynolds, Brian Eno, Sinead O'Connor, Marcia Howard, Geraldine MacGowan, Hazel O'Connor and many more...

Mick Broderick, of the Broderick's of East Galway, grew up in Rathcoole, Co. Dublin where he learned mandolin for a number of years under the tutilage of local musician Tom Moran. Some years later he participated in the traditional music course of Ballyfermott Senior College entitled 'Ceotloir'. Here Mick encountered his musical peers for the first time & set out on a voyage of self discovery which saw him, with the help of Clondalkin based Myles Farrell, take up the bouzouki. Having found a deep affinity with this instrument, Mick quickly became well known on the Irish music scene and although quite a late arrival soon made up for lost time.

Having recorded with various artists such as Gavin Whelan, Zoe Conway, Bill Whelan (Riverdance) and Neil Lyons he is now regarded as one of the finest exponents of the Irish bouzouki of his generation.

Dave Curley (Dathaí Mac Oirealla) heralds from Galway's Corofin as a multi instrumentalist and singing prodigy, playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, bodhrán amongst other things along with his velvet vocals. A youth steeped in music led him to study the BA in Irish Music and Dance and the University of Limerick.

Having performed with many acts such as Paddy Keenan and Rí Rá, Dathaí proved to be a fantastic addition to the band Slide with his silky voice, multi instrumental talents and stole the show with his sparking dancing.

From Sligo, Shane is a Musician of considerable note. He is one of the most sought after Guitarists in Ireland today and has performed with some of the top Irish Musicians, most notably: Matt Molloy, John Carthy, Máirtin O’Connor and country singer Frankie Lane. Shane has been responsible for the recording and arrangement of numerous popular CD’s to date.

Joined the band for the Young Masters of Tradition Festival in Bantry House, Co. Cork in October 2007.
Colm is an excellent concertina player from Co.Clare taught by Noel Hill. He was invited to L'orient, France, as a virtuoso performer at 17 and returned with a band the next year. He has performed on Irish, French and Canadian tv. Some of his performances include L'orient, France; Celtica, Italy; Celtic Connections, Scotland; Festival du Bono, Saint Louis, USA. He is also an avid composer of music.