Since its début on Cambridge Folk Festival's main stage in 1987, the award-winning virtuoso partnership partnership of “one of the UK’s greatest guitarists” (BBC RADIO 2) with “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) has presented its unique musical vision in twenty-four countries on five continents to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Cologne's Philharmonie, and Town Halls from Sydney to Seattle.

Chris Newman is one of the world's finest flat-picking guitarists and a gifted improviser who has toured and recorded with many luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds, among them Aly Bain, Boys of the Lough, Kathryn Tickell, Diz Disley and Stéphane Grappelli. He is an award-winning composer and record producer. His fifth solo guitar album 'Breaking Bach' has received wonderful reviews - “Audacious and eminently enjoyable” - THE SCOTSMAN - “A ground-breaking project… a magnificent tour-de-force… a toweringly-impressive achievement” THE LIVING TRADITION, - “Life-affirming... (Newman's) achievement is colossal... Elegant, stylish and unmistakeably from the heart." - FOLK WALES - “Dazzling... utterly breathtaking... a triumph.” RnR MAGAZINE

Máire Ní Chathasaigh (pronounced Moira Nee Ha-ha-sig), steeped in the traditions of her native Co. Cork, is a recipient of Irish music’s most prestigious award, Traditional Musician of the Year (Gradam Cheoil TG4 - Ceoltóir na Bliana) and a multiple All-Ireland winner; she developed profoundly influential techniques for harp performance of traditional Irish music, heard on her iconic 1985 solo album, 'The New Strung Harp' - "a milestone in Irish harp music” - which was re-mastered and reissued in 2023. “She is the great innovator of modern Irish harping, a player of outstanding technique and imagination” THE ROUGH GUIDE TO IRISH MUSIC “Máire is an absolute legend.” THE IRISH ECHO (USA)

“Music of fire and brilliance from the high-wire act in traditional music” THE IRISH TIMES

“An eclecticism and spirit of adventure that is quite thrilling” THE TIMES (UK)

“Dazzling virtuosity” THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (UK)

“In a class of their own” THE GUARDIAN (UK)

“Their blinding technique, sizzling Irish reels and hot jazz improvisation brought an extended standing ovation”

“Máire is an absolute legend... a game-changer in the world of harp-music… truly ground-breaking” THE IRISH ECHO (USA)

Guitar players applauded and went sadly home to burn their instruments!” THE BELFAST TELEGRAPH (Ireland)