Young lineup built around one of the great up-and-coming talents of the new music scene emerging in Northern Ireland-Miadhachlughain O’Donnell, already Ireland’s youth champion on the transverse flute at age 15, is heir to the great tradition from the McSherry family. Her mother Tiona, uncles Paul and John, and aunt Joanne were the most innovative band of the 1990s, Tamalin. Always interested in Gaelic language and singing, she also accompanies herself on the shruti box, an Indian instrument in the harmonium family. After being part of various ensembles, she founded her own trio, which includes Tommy Moynagh and Ciara Maguire , is part of the eleven-woman group called Huartan, and as of 2024 is a new member of the great Afro Celts Sound System.
MEMBERS:
Miadhachlughain O’Donnell: voice, flute, shruti box;
Tommy Moynagh: guitar and bodhrán;
Ciara Maguire: violin.