Winner of 'Best Group' in both the Live Ireland awards and the Tradition In Review awards, The Outside Track are one of the top Celtic acts in the world. They were 'Best Live Act' nominees in the MG Alba Scots Traditional Music Awards, and won the German Radio Critics Prize, for their album Flash Company. Live Ireland called them, 'Among the top bands in the world - stunning on every cut!.'

The Outside Track’s marriage of Celtic music, song and dance has been rapturously received around the world. Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on this as a foundation. They blend fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, whistle, step-dance and vocals with breathtaking vitality. Their blend of boundless energy and unmistakable joie de vivre has won them a large following around the globe.

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"Radiance" is not only the name of the new CD, it perfectly describes this high energy trio, featuring world class fiddling, bagpipes, guitar, bodhran, whistle, and bouzouki. This vibrant group includes lovely International Scottish Fiddle Champion, Rebecca Lomnicky; engaging multi-instrumentalist David Brewer of the popular Celtic band Molly’s Revenge; and fresh new talent, Adam Hendey, driving home the rhythm on guitar and bouzouki.

For this trio, the Scottish roots go deep, each has lived and studied in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the highlands of Scotland. Together, The Fire performs captivating music which bridges the gap between the fiddle and bagpipe--two worlds united--into a heartfelt and rousing musical experience. The Fire calls Santa Cruz home, but performs nationally and internationally, and has released three studio CDs.
 

This delightful couple are the proprietors of the iconic Courthouse Pub in Dingle, Ireland, a quaint town that is one of the epicenters of traditional music on Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way. The warmth of their voices are sure to provide you with a memorable evening. To make the experience even more cozy, we will meet in the intimate space of St. Mary's lovely Victorian sanctuary. This is a return engagement to the Monterey Peninsula, and we could not be more pleased to host our talented friends from Dingle. Check out their website where you will find some beautiful cuts from their recent CD, "Safe Home." 

"The husband and wife team from Dingle must surely be the best exponents of what Irish folk should be." 
– Nicky Rossiter 
 

Lúnasa is composed of Kevin Crawford (flutes, low whistles and tin whistles), Trevor Hutchinson (double bass), Ed Boyd (guitar), Seán Smyth (fiddle and low whistle) and Cillian Vallely (uilleann pipes and low whistles).

Lúnasa have sold more than quarter of a million albums in the course of the band’s career and boast an impressive back catalogue of 7 highly acclaimed and award-winning studio albums.

The band is internationally acknowledged as being the finest traditional Irish instrumental outfit of recent times. They are renowned for their stunning shows honed by superb musicianship and a constant touring cycle. They have performed over 1,500 shows across 36 countries since the band formed in 1997. Their inventive arrangements and bass driven grooves have steered Irish acoustic music into surprising new territory. Their recordings have been hailed as some of the best and most important world music albums anywhere, while their blend of intelligence, innovation, virtuosity, and passion has brought them to the forefront of Celtic music.

Of the band, legendary Irish fiddler Kevin Burke says, “Maintaining the unique, intimate qualities of a musical tradition while at the same time meeting and fulfilling the demands of the contemporary music world is a difficult juxtaposition to achieve, yet Lúnasa have managed to accomplish exactly that.”