Name: Andy Irvine with Quilty
Start: 2025-04-25T19:00:00+01:00
Location: St Andrew's Psalter Lane Church

ANDY IRVINE with QUILTY(Ireland& Sweden)Ireland meets Sweden for a melting pot of traditional music from both cultures
ANDY IRVINE with QUILTY(Ireland& Sweden)Ireland meets Sweden for a melting pot of traditional musicfrom both culturesTogether these two artists offer a unique musical journey taking in the cultures of their two native countries.Andy Irvineis one of the great Irish singers, his voice one of a handful of truly great ones that gets to the very soul of Ireland. He has been hailed as “a tradition in himself.” Musician, singer and songwriter, Andy has maintained his highly individual performing skills throughout his over 55-year career. FromSweeney’s Menin the mid 60s, to the enormous success ofPlanxtyin the 70s, his duo withPaul Bradyin the later 70s and then fromPatrick StreettoMozaik, LAPD andUsher’s Island, Andy has been a world music pioneer and an icon for traditional music and musicians.Ever the man for new pastures, Andy hasplayed concerts all over Europe and has toured many times in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Canada. He was also undertaken extensive tours of Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Japan, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Argentina and Chile.Although an integral part of the finest Irish bands of our time, Andy Irvine continues along the path he set for himself so long ago -a vibrant career as a solo artist in the old style, a teller of tales and maker of music.The Swedish band Quiltyis a highly renowned interpreter oftraditional Irish music and considered being the foremost band of the Irish folkmusic scene in Scandinavia. In 2020 Quilty was nominatedBand of the Yearat the nationalFolk & World Music Galaevent.Since 2020 Quilty has been touring with the programOut on the Ocean-sea shanties, emigration songs, love ballads and songs about epic adventures at sea in a salty and tar scented concert programmecombining Irish and Scottish songs with the Atlantic Ocean as a backdrop, as well as the traditional music from their own country -Sweden