The Johnny Quinn Macs

John McSherry, Brendán Quinn and Francis McIlduff are three phenomenal musicians who first got together as a trio at Belfast's Féile Trad Trail in August 2022.

John has been a major figure in Irish music for over 20 years, having worked with artists including Sinéad O'Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, and many more. Being a founding member of top traditional bands Lunasa, Tamalin, Donal Lunny's Coolfin, and Irish-American super-group the olllam, John has produced a string of critically acclaimed and innovative albums.

Brendán has toured the world as a singer-songwriter for many years and is hugely influenced by his love of Irish music and the Irish language, which can be found in his distinctive, captivating style.

Francis McIlduff, member of the legendary McPeake musical family and Clann McPeake, has played with Alias Ron Kavana, Afterhours, Sin É and more recently At First Light, the band in which Francis and John first created the "double pipes" sound that has become their trademark.

With "dualling" uilleann pipes, soaring whistles, interweaving harmonies, rock steady bodhran and guitar grooves, we're more than excited to invite the trio to our stage for a very special live performance.