Artists who appeared in 2009 | |
 Christian Garrick, brilliant jazz violinist. He amazed everyone last year! "Chris Garrick is the best young violinist in jazz today." OBSERVER "I want to learn to play like Chris Garrick" MAXIM VENGEROV "The Versace of the violin" JOHN ETHERIDGE "He could easily emerge as one of the great jazz violinists of all time" JOHN DANKWORTH OBE |
 Funky-folk quartet Uiscedwr is one of Britain's most exciting contemporary bands. Featuring Anna Esslemont on fiddle and vocals with James Hickman on guitar and Karen Tweed on piano accordion, the band's sound is underpinned by Cormac Byrne (of Seth Lakeman band fame) playing the most thrilling percussion you're ever likely to hear. 'Technically brilliant, musically versatile, highly enjoyable.' Songlines 'Divine eccentricity' The Telegraph 'Expect a show of boundless energy and no mean talent.' Fatea |
 The layered tapestry that underpins Lúnasa's sound is one defined by driving, occasionally jazz-inflected rhythms, impeccable individual musicianship and an unswerving faith in the music's ability to navigate new territory with the same confidence it revisits the old. This retrospective is a thing of beauty, from the carefully chosen out-takes from Lúnasa's six CDs, remixed and revisited, to the erudite liner notes by the band's founder and enigmatic double bassist, Trevor Hutchinson. |
 "Freewheeling yet respectful" is how Solas sums up their music. It’s a fair summary of a band that hammers the bejaysus out of every passing tune and song until each sparkles with its own effervescence. |