Dallahan is a genre-blending folk ensemble that infuses traditional Celtic melodies with innovative arrangements and international influences. Their music features a rich tapestry of accordion, fiddle, guitar, banjo and song, showcasing both intricate writing and virtuosic delivery. Known for their playful stage presence, Dallahan brings humour and a cheeky energy to their performances, drawing in audiences with their charismatic style. Their diverse repertoire ranges from rousing jigs and reels to evocative, story-driven ballads, all subtly intertwined with their influences from both North American and Balkan folk music. 

Singer and guitarist, Jack Badcock from Co. Kilkenny is a hugely experienced performer, having toured throughout Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, affirming his singing, songwriting and DADGAD guitar playing as among the most accomplished in the international folk music circuits. He is a critically acclaimed solo artist and was a finalist in the BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award. As the frontman of the band Dallahan, Jack’s song craft and guitar work is delivered with a musical sensitivity clearly influenced by American folk, funk and soul music as much as the traditional music of Britain and Ireland. 

Ciaran Ryan is a masterful banjo player known for his raunchy yet laser precise playing style. As a highly sought after member of Scotland and Ireland’s traditional music scenes, he is quietly becoming one of the world’s foremost tenor banjo players. Ryan’s technical prowess is matched by his ability to write unique melodies of his own with his distinct style that ever so subtly borrows from the more swampy styles of American folk and blues. His innovative take on traditional music has led him to be described as “sure to influence the future” by Irish Music Magazine.

  Andrew Waite plays the accordion like it's never been heard before and it’s no exaggeration to say he is most likely the best player of the instrument that you are ever likely to witness in your lifetime. He grew up playing the traditional jigs and reels of Scotland and Ireland but his journey has seen him explore jazz harmony, American bluegrass, classical music and pop-funk, all of which informs his own original material, which itself takes the listener on a wild journey of their own. From Celtic dance tunes one minute, to French musettes the next he makes the accordion sound like an entire band to deliver probably one of the richest and most unique soundscapes that can be heard from a single instrument. 

   Benedict Morris is a highly talented fiddle player from Glasgow known for his lightning speed metronomic style littered with laser precise ornamentation. Still at such a young age, Benedict has performed and taught extensively across Europe and the USA. Despite being Scottish, he leans heavily to the Irish fiddle style and has won multiple awards, including the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year. His marriage of traditional Irish melodies with his own influences from modern electronic and indie music has seen him emerge as one of the top fiddlers in Glasgow which might be the most competitive place in the world to be a Celtic fiddle player.