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Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman

Chris Newman & Máire Ní Chathasaigh: the celebrated partnership of “one of the UK’s greatest guitarists”(BBC RADIO 2) with “the doyenne of Irish harpers” (SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY) and recipient of Irishmusic’s most prestigious award, Traditional Musician of the Year (Gradam CeoilTG4), toured in twenty-three countries on five continents to venues ranging from the tiniest of village halls to palaces in Kyoto and Istanbul, London’s Barbican, Sydney Town Hall and . Expect a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions - and Chris’ subversive wit! Brilliant, innovative harping and guitar-playing of astonishing virtuosity and versatility.