Once Sliabh Luachra exponents Matt Cranitch and Jackie Daly hit the first note in ‘The Tenpenny Bit’ jig were on lift off.

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Brian Finnegan’s quartet is one of the main acts at Cork Folk, which has bounced backthis year, says Nicki ffrench Davis

Legendary singer songwriter Paul Brady is set to make a triumphant return to one of the country’s longest running folk festivals for the first time in almost three decades.