Pádraig Rynne & Tara Breen in The Dock

As the year draws to its close and we wind down towards the festive season, two of the country's finest folk musicians will take to the stage at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon on Friday, December 9.

Watch and listen as these two incredibly talented and creative musicians shape melodies from past and present into something dynamic and irresistible. On the night, audiences can expect a performance from the gentle to the rhythmical and all the in-betweens.

Tara Breen has numerous All Ireland titles on the fiddle and tours regularly with The Chieftains, Stockton’s wing and as a solo performer. Pádraig Rynne is considered a leading figure in Irish music and is founding member of well-known bands such as NOTIFY and Guidewires.

Both Tara and Pádraig have worked together regularly as session musicians in different outfits over the past decade.

Described as “one of the freshest sounds in Irish music” by fRoots, multi award winner Pádraig Rynne is a virtuoso musician, prolific composer and is regarded as one of the finest

concertina player in Irish music today.

With an MA in Music Technology and with a passion for experimenting in diverse genres Pádraig is recognized for his refreshing explorations into the Irish tradition and for his ground-breaking band NOTIFY, described by the New York as “cinematic in scope.” A worthy description as “a musical wizard” by Music Network, Tara Breen is the fiddler with the legendary band, The Chieftains.

She is an all-round extraordinary musician who has 11 solo All-Ireland titles. Tara is also the winner of both the coveted Fiddler of Dooney and Michael Coleman Fiddle competitions and was invited to perform at Dublin Castle for the Queen of England during her State visit to Ireland.

Tara has numerous recording credits to her name and regularly guests with artists such as Carlos Nunez, Stockton’s wing and the Trí Tones.

For further information and tickets please visit www.thedock.ie online or call the box office on: ( 071) 96 50 828.