Acclaimed musical trio coming to Waterford this November

Leonard Barry, Andy Morrow and Seamie O’Dowd, who have known each other for over 20 years, will be playing in Waterford next month.

Performances this year have already seen them play at festivals in Denmark, France, Spain and Ireland.

Leonard Barry has been one of the most sought-after uilleann pipers for many years, sharing the stage with artists including Lisa O’Neill, Kevin Burke, Michael McGoldrick, Chris Stout, Catriona McKay, Daoiri Farrell and Cathy Jordan amongst a host of others.

Leonard launched his third solo album, 'Littoral', at this year’s Celtic Connections in Glasgow.

Andy Morrow comes from a musical family in County Leitrim; his older brother Tom is the fiddle player with Dervish.

Also a multi-award-winning fiddler, Andy started his musical journey winning various national titles whilst still at school.

He has toured Australia and Ireland and is a regular performer and teacher at various festivals throughout the world.

His 2006 album with concertina player Tony O’Connell and the late Arty McGlynn on guitar, is a timeless masterpiece, widely regarded as one of the classic albums of Irish traditional music.

Andy previously collaborated with Leonard and Seamie, with Rick Epping in the band New Road.

Seamie O’Dowd is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who also plays fiddle, harmonica, mandolin, bouzouki, and other instruments.

His musical experience spans four decades, from his first radio appearance at the age of 10 on Radio Eireann programme Young Musicians, and playing publicly with his father, the renowned Sligo fiddle player Joe O’Dowd.

He has since played with many great musicians and bands including Mairtin O'Connor, Cathal Hayden, Christy Moore, Declan Synott, The Chieftains, Jimmy Higgins, Tommy Emmanuel, Dervish, Steve Wickham, Matt Molloy, Liam O' Flynn, Thom Moore and Dick Gaughan.

As part of the Masters of Irish Music project devised by Martin Hayes, he, along with Mairtin O'Connor and Cathal Hayden, played concerts in the Sydney Opera House and at the Lincoln Centre in New York.

Seamie was also a member of Dervish for six years, during which time he played with them at the legendary Rock in Rio festival in Brazil.

He was awarded The Freedom Of The Borough in 2004 by Sligo Corporation while he was a member of Dervish, for this contribution to local culture and was nominated for the Best Folk Musician award in 2018 in RTÉ’s inaugural Irish Folk Awards.

The upcoming event takes place at the Seantí on November 24, with tickets available at eventbrite.ie

It promises to be a great night out for all discerning music fans.