Teada

Celebrating 25 years on the road in 2026, Téada are one of Irish traditional music's most celebrated and hard-working ensembles — described by one American critic as "arguably the most vibrant and hard-working traditional Irish music ensemble in the world today".

Rooted in the living tradition yet alive to the wider world, the Sligo-based group have headlined major festivals across North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Australia, performing to audiences of up to 40,000 on their landmark Japanese and Taiwanese tours. Closer to home, they are a familiar and much-loved presence at Ireland's greatest festivals, from Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann to Temple Bar TradFest.

The band's current line-up brings together some of Ireland's finest traditional musicians: Oisín Mac Diarmada on fiddle, Paul Finn on button accordion, Damien Stenson on flute, Seán McElwain on guitar and bouzouki, Tristan Rosenstock on bodhrán and the award-winning step dancer and pianist Samantha Harvey.

Their most recent album on Gael Linn features special guest appearances by Hollywood actor and singer John C. Reilly and the late, great Séamus Begley — a fitting record from a band who carry the tradition with both pride and joy. Don't miss them.