_{Philippe Cousin}

As the old saying goes, the more years the better. A statement that applies perfectly to the young accordionist Diarmuid Ó Meachair.

_{Philippe Cousin}

A few years ago, in Trad Mag, I presented Outside Duo, a Celtic folk pop band formed by Antoine Solmiac (fiddle) and Julien Grignon.

_{Philippe Cousin}

The latest addition to the traditional Irish scene is the young band Boxing Banjo, formed in 2018 in Castlebar in County Mayo where they are native.

_{Philippe Cousin}

John Spillane was born and raised in Cork, a city he has never left and which continues to inspire many of the songs he has written since the early 1980s.