Music Network kick off Spring in The Dock

To kick off Music Network's Spring 2023 Season, The Dock will host four of the country's finest folk and trad performers this Saturday, February 18.

The Whileaways’ Noriana Kennedy will be joined by Téada’s Oisín Mac Diarmada on fiddle and Mirella Murray, accordionist with Cherish the Ladies.

Donogh Hennessy, one of the founding members of Lúnasa, will further enhance the harmonic textures and bring his trademark rhythmic drive to complement the melodic explorations of this vibrant trio. With sublime songs, energetic tunes and captivating arrangements - this will be a musical cocktail to savour.

RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards multi-nominee Noriana Kennedy is a founding member of the critically acclaimed trio The Whileaways. She has recorded four albums with the group. Noriana possesses an engaging and unique songbook that crosses oceans from Waterford to America, Scotland and a thousand heart-worn places in between.

Oisin Mac Diarmada is an All-Ireland-winning fiddle player and founder of the internationally renowned group Téada. Oisín has toured frequently in recent years with noted singer and accordion player Séamus Begley and also with his wife Samantha Harvey (piano & dance). He was appointed Director of SCT (Scrúdu Ceol Tíre), the Traditional Irish Music Examination System administered by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, in 2012 and has recently co-authored Fiddlers of Sligo Tunebook along with fellow-Sligo musician Daithí Gormley.

A long-standing member of Grammy-nominated and Emmy award-winning band Cherish the Ladies, Mirella Murray is an All-Ireland-winning accordion player and has long been recognised as one of Ireland’s leading traditional musicians.

Her album ‘Three Sunsets with Tola Custy’ received rave reviews and was voted in the top five albums of 2002 by The Irish Times. The duo was nominated for Best Newcomers by Irish Music Magazine in 2003. Mirella has toured the world with an array of wonderful musicians.

Founding member of Irish super-group Lúnasa, Donogh Hennessy is an award-winning guitarist and composer.

He was born in Dublin and is now based in Dingle in West Kerry. As a member of Lúnasa, described by the Irish Voice as “the hottest Irish acoustic band on the planet,” Donogh played a crucial role in crafting the band’s complex arrangements and shaping their unique sound which pushed the boundaries of traditional music and energised audiences the world over.

In addition to performing live and touring, Donogh is a full-time recording engineer in his own recording studio in Dingle where he produces, records and performs with a constant array of outstanding musicians. He has recorded music for film and theatre and has written two music books including Lúnasa The Music (1996 – 2001).

Tickets are selling fast for what promises to be a great night of trad and folk with some of our finest musicians, in The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon. For bookings, call the box office on 071 96 50 828 or visit www.thedock.ie