Máirtín Ó Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’ Dowd

Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St.

Thu 8th Oct, 8:00 pm

8pm Triskel Christchurch Tobin Street. T12 WYY0

Máirtín Ó Connor, Cathal Hayden, Seamie O’ Dowd.

Plus Deirdre Moynihan, Lisa Sullivan, Claire O’Loughlin of Fuaimeanna and The winner of Song Competition €25 concessions €23

Máirtín O’ Connor, originally from Galway is a renowned accordionist who plays Irish music with generosity and virtuosity. He is no stranger to Cork and has been performing at the folk festival since 1980. An undisputed virtuoso and gifted composer, he has featured with many combinations through the decades including De Dannan and Skylark. At his Triskel gig he will be accompanied by Cathal Hayden on fiddle and banjo and Seamie O’Dowd on guitar, the trio dexterously moves between compositions and pure tradition, without ever altering the evocative power of its music.

Cathal Hayden, one of Ireland’s greatest fiddlers, and also a skilled banjo player, has been named All-Irish Champion several times and is now known as the founding member of Four Men and a Dog. Cathal has recently been awarded the Gradam Ceoil TG4 2026 Musicians of the Year.

Seamie O’Dowd, a guitarist from Co. Sligo, he has played with and toured the world with the band Dervish, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Hayes and Christy Moore.

Fuaimeanna are three fantastic Cork fiddle players; Deirdre, Lisa & Claire each with their own unique playing style, first came together in August ’25 for a very well received debut performance at Love is A Stranger festival at Ballyvolane House. Exploring tunes old and new, their music is rich and varied – it’s all about finding the heart of the tune and letting the music grow from there. They will be accompanied by gifted guitarist and Deirdre’s brother, Donnacha.