The members of Téada bring their considerable and diverse musical styles and genres together in this young band, to create an exciting blend of sounds.
They are passionate about the re-invigoration of traditional Irish music. The band includes:
Óisín Mac Diarmada - fiddle
Paul Finn - accordion
Damien Stenson - flute
Seán McElwain - bouzouki, guitar
Tristan Rosenstock - bodhrán

Ben Reel has been making a name for himself as a top-class song-writer and musician in Ireland and beyond for some years now. He started the group Trim the Velvet and earned some success with them, before the band went their separate ways. With four solo albums released which won great critical acclaim, there is certainly more to come from this multil-talented musician.

Martin Donohoe has been renowned as a remarkable accordion-player for some years, and has earned acclaim in Ireland for his two solo records. His infectious enthusiasm for local traditional talent has revitalised Cavan music.
He was integral to the foundation of The Cavan Nyah Festival, now in its fifth year.
On Blas Ceoil he is joined by a selction of top Cavan musicians who perform at this festival.

In this band an exciting blend of music is created using instruments not usually associated with traditional music, such as the saxophone. At the Racket weave diverse musical genres together cleverly, and the result is music that their audience cannot resist dancing to!
John Carty - fiddle and banjo
Brian McGrath - piano, guitar, banjo
Seamus O'Donnell -
flute, saxophone, vocals
Michael McCague - guitar

Four times All-Ireland Lilter Seamus Fay is a renowned lilter and musician who sticks closely to his local roots in Cavan. He learned his musical craft from his mother who also lilted, and he released an album of lilt tunes which contains a track recorded with his mother in the seventies. His former protégé Martin Donohoe produced the album as a tribute to his mentor.