Canada's Irish Festival always has an excellent musical line-up of first class performers, and this year is no exception!
Come join us as we celebrate our rich Irish heritage in song and dance. Whether it's an impromptu jam with a few musicians
in a local pub, an outdoor performance, or a large concert, music plays a very important part of the festival.
The Cornerboys
The Cornerboys have been entertaining audiences all over the Maritimes with their rollicking brand of folk music for fourteen
years. A little older (and no wiser), they show no signs of stopping. Led by Miramichi native Rob Currie, the band blends
solid five-piece musicianship with five strong voices to produce a sound "as big as thunder," as one reviewer said. Their
combination of Irish, Scottish, bluegrass and Maritime music has won them hearts and friends all over, in pubs and on festival
stages. They are happy to be returning to the Irish Festival for the 25th anniversary celebrations, and promise a good time
for all.
The Irish Descendants
The Irish Descendants have released many critically acclaimed albums, were named ‘East Coast Music Entertainers of the
Year’ at the East Coast Music Awards, won a Juno Award for ‘Best Roots/Traditional Album’, signed a world-wide
record deal with a major label, received numerous gold records and were dubbed by the Irish press as “the lost Celtic
tribe of Newfoundland”. The band has achieved a large and loyal fan base, impressing audiences with their live shows
which include high energy toe tapping songs and humorous live performances.
The Town Pants
Feverish and stampeding, The Town Pants’ lively renditions of traditional and contemporary Celtic-influenced tunes,
combined with the group’s original compositions, create a distinctive sound that has attracted fans from around the
world. The Town Pants are unsurpassed with their fast-paced West Coast Celtic style.
Doherty, Sweeney and MacIsaac
Experience the sounds of this successful trio. Brian Doherty from Evans & Doherty teams up with Jimmy Sweeney of Barley Bree
and Dave MacIssac, an East Coast Music Award winner who plays the fiddle and other instruments. These talented musicians
have played many festivals across Canada and the USA. Evans & Doherty and Barley Bree have played in Miramichi for many years
at the festival and the members of this trio are sure to please an audience of every age.
Roisin McGrory
Roisin McGrory began playing traditional Irish fiddle music in her early teens and has gained national and international acclain.
She holds a Teastas Teagaisic Ceolta Tire teaching certification for traditional Irish music and teaches music full time.
Roisin lives in Inishowen, Ireland with her husband and two children.
