Previously Appearing at Wickham was...
Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker & John Doyle
The superstar trio of Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle will be appearing on Saturday 3rd August 2024. Steeped in Irish and Scottish traditional music, the trio overflow with instrumental and vocal riches, playing varying blends of flute, fiddle, guitar, uilleann pipes, whistles, bouzouki and harmonium.
All three musicians have won global acclaim. John Doyle (vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandola) is an Irish music linchpin and a founder member of acclaimed group Solas. John McCusker (fiddle, whistles, harmonium) has played recently produced albums for Eddi Reader, Heidi Talbot and Kris Drever. Mike McGoldrick (flute, whistles, Uileann pipes, bodhran, clarinet, congas) is a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award winner, founding member of Lúnasa, and current member of Capercaillie.
Amonst them, they’ve shared stages and recording studios with everyone from Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler to Paul Weller, Joan Baez and Linda Thompson.
“One of the UK’s most gifted and versatile musicians in any genre, John McCusker is equally in demand as a multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer”.
The Guardian
“It takes a lifetime of playing to sound as effortless as these guys”
The Herald
“One of the greatest flute players in the world”
BBC Music