Accommodation
- Ashgrove House B&B
- Sheila, our host, is a national treasure. If you have a late arrival or an early departure the last thing you want is to be up all night travelling to the airport. Sheila and the location, 10 minutes from Shannon airport, makes all the difference.
- Atlantis Group Hotels
- Tír Gan Éan House, Ballyvara House and the Cliffs of Moher Hotel are some of our favorite spots to stay in north west Clare. Their modern, large, comfortable rooms are just perfect to unwind in after a busy day seeing the sights.
- Bunratty Heights B&B
- Bunratty Heights is across the street from Ashgrove House, and only 10 minutes from Shannon airport. It’s perfect for your first or last day on tour. It’s also a couple of minutes away from Bunratty Castle and Durty Nellys, Ireland’s oldest pub.
- Ostán Ceann Sibeal
- Ceann Sibéal Hotel is a new hotel on the Dingle peninsula. Nearby there is the local museum, heritage sites, a links golf course, angling, cycling and horse riding. The Blasket Island ferry terminal is also nearby.
- West Cork Hotel
- Skibbereen is our base when we explore west county Cork, and the West Cork Hotel is somewhere quite special. It’s town centre location make it ideal for exploring the local night life.
Musicians
- Don Stiffe
- Don is a recent arrival on the Irish folk scene. He hails from Galway and his album “Start of a Dream” features contributions from Frankie Gavin, Cathal Hayden, Arty McGlynn, Sharon Shannon, Brian Duke and Carl Hession.
- Donogh Hennessy
- Donogh is one of the best-known guitarists in contemporary Irish traditional music. He was a founder member of the Irish super group “Lúnasa”, and has also performed with Pauline Scanlon, Gerry O’ Connor, Sharon Shannon and Frankie Gavin amongst others.
- Foolin in Doolin
- Blackie O’ Connell, Karol Lynch and Cyril O’ Donoghue make up Doolin’s own trad supergroup, “Foolin in Doolin”.
- Ger Wolfe
- With songs like ‘The Curra Road’ and ‘The Lark of Mayfield’ Ger Wolfe has been steadily making a name for himself as one of the most respected singer/songwriters in this country.
- John Spillane
- John is one of the most accomplished songwriters in Ireland today. Among those who have covered his songs are Christy Moore, Karan Casey, Pauline Scanlon, Cathy Ryan, Sharon Shannon, Sean Keane, George Murphy, to name a few.
- Lumiere
- Lumiere is Éilís Kennedy and Pauline Scanlon; two exceptional vocalists from Dingle, County Kerry.
- Mickey MacConnell
- While Mickey has been writing songs for most of his life, and his most famous, “Only Our Rivers Run Free” was written in 1965, he waited until 1992 to release his first album. His work has been recorded by Christy Moore, The Wolfe Tones and Mary Black.
Transport
- Downes Coaches
- Paddy Downes is part of the Enchanted Way family. He’s never sleeps and always gets us where we want to go in his plush executive mini-coaches.
Visiting Artists
- Anne Feeney
- Pittsburgh’s own labor folk singer and union rabble rouser.
- Bill and Kate Isles
- Bill returned to performing after a twenty-five year hiatus in 2000. Since that time, he has become one of the most highly-respected singer/songwriters in the Minnesota acoustic scene and has begun to get national and international attention.
- Butch Morgan
- He has been breaking ground since the 70s, blending Country, Rock, Folk and all the other influences in his life into original songs. His tunes are filled with insightful lyrics and catchy melodies that have other artists covering his material.
- Chuck Brodsky
- His spoken introductions to his songs can be as spellbinding as his colorful lyrics, which he brings to life with a well-travelled voice and a delivery that’s natural and conversational.
- Dave Kleiner
- A writer of songs, a player of guitar, a singer of sorts, a silly guy in shorts. Not a dancer. An all-around plasma factory on wheels.
- Drew Nelson
- Drew is very talented singer/songwriter from Michigan and tours extensively in USA. His songs are very meaningful and his new album, “Dusty Road to Beulah Land” has been really well received.
- Gerry Dignan
- Gerry Dignan has been moving audiences with his heartful, spirit-filled voice for many years. His passion for songs and musical expression from around the world has deeply influenced his musical character, vision and form.
- Johnsmith
- John is one of the finest singer/songwriters active in America today. But more than that John was the first artist to tour Ireland with us and was the inspiration for everything that’s followed.
- Kate Campbell
- Kate Campbell has made a musical niche for herself telling stories exploring the complex topics of race, religion, history and human relationships. It started with her award-winning debut record, 1995’s Songs from the Levee, and continues with her late
- Ronny Cox
- Most people know him as an actor, but his performance with a guitar in Deliverance was no fluke. He spends as much of his time as a singer/songwriter on the folk festival circuit as he does in front of a camera.
- The Rowan Brothers
- One of their first gigs was opening for the Grateful Dead in ‘71 and they’ve been on the road playing their own brand of bluegrass flavored folk and rockabilly ever since.
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