“I had such great fun playing both accordion and tin whistle ... and taking listeners to far-flung corners of the world. “Irish music is my first love, but a good tune’s a good tune ...

Stemming from Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, the mecca of Irish traditional music, the band was formed ... Shane Hayes on accordion and younger brother Fiachra Hayes on fiddle.

Young talents of the Oidhreacht Traditional Irish Music school perform a magical ... from the tin whistle and concertina to the fiddle, banjo, accordion, mandolin, flute and harp.