TG4 Gradham Award winner returns to Louth's Oriel Centre

The fabulous duo of virtuoso fiddle player Fergal Scahill & TG4 Composer of the Year Ryan Molloy, are to make a return to the Oriel Centre at Dundalk Gaol, this Sunday 13 April for an Easter concert featuring tracks from their newest CD release ‘The Gannets Dive’.

There is no better way to get in the mood for the Easter break, than an evening with this massively talented pair, whose musical brilliance and soulful playing has astounded audiences worldwide.

The two renowned musicians are in town working with the highly acclaimed Nós Nua Folk Orchestra, who have featured on numerous TV productions in recent years, including Creedons Atlas Of Ireland, and released their own debut album ‘Causeway’ in 2024.

Multi-instrumentalist Fergal Scahill is best known as the fiddle player in award winning band, We Banjo 3, recipients of the RTE Folk Awards Album of the Year 2018, Irish Times Album of the Year in 2012 and two No 1 albums on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts in the USA.

Fergal has performed in over 30 countries and recorded on over 40 albums with musicians from all over the world, including three solo albums, six albums with his band We Banjo 3, two albums with his band Freewheel and two successful charity albums for Pieta House & The Hope foundation collaborating with some of the greats of Irish music.

Ryan Molloy’s compositional and performance work sits at the boundary of contemporary classical music and traditional Irish music and is internationally recognised for its cross-genre innovation, musicality, and deep-rooted exploration of place and time.

Ryan has written over 50 works and his music has been performed to audiences on four continents. He has been commissioned by both RTÉ and the BBC, as well as a range of renowned performers such as Darragh Morgan, Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble & the Irish Chamber Orchestra.

Ryan has recorded on over twenty albums as a pianist, composer and arranger. He was honoured with the TG4 Graham Cheoil for Composer of the Year in 2024, and is an Associate Professor of Composition at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

An uplifting night of amazing music, fun and laughter is guaranteed at the Oriel Centre next Sunday evening with Ryan and Fergal. For all connoisseurs of Traditional Irish Music, this is a performance certainly not to be missed! Tickets available at www.orielcentre.ie