_{Philippe Cousin}

Although Ireland is a small country, every region has its own musical style, not necessarily modelled on county boundaries. The style of North Connaught originates from three of them: North Roscommon, South Leitrim and South Sligo.

_{Philippe Cousin}

Kirsten Allstaff is native from Scotland and lives in the West of Ireland in Co. Clare. No wonder she is influenced by the cultures of these two countries.

_{Philippe Cousin}

Linlithgow is a small town in Scotland, about 30 kilometres west of Edinburgh, and is the home of Ross Miller, the piper I'm introducing to you today.

Philippe Cousin

Born in Dublin, from a lineage of traditional musicians and singers, but emigrated to the USA in the early 1990s, John Doyle has already made a lasting impression on the Irish music world.