
Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain
Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain @ Bristol Folk Festival
St George's Bristol
Great George St

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A spellbinding collaboration between two musical powerhouses.
Dublin native Aoife Ní Bhriain is one of Ireland's foremost traditional fiddle players and a classical violinist of international stature who commands both the classical world and her Irish traditional heritage. From across the Irish Sea and the west coast of Wales, harpist Catrin Finch has also built an impressive classical career and ventured into uncharted musical territory, most notably through her award-winning international collaborations.
Finch and Ní Bhriain create a spellbinding musical dialogue where traditional and contemporary elements converge in a breathtaking celebration of musical synergy, taking listeners on a captivating journey on the wings of the bees across the Irish Sea, inspired by the cultures of their home countries.
Their debut album Double You hit Number 1 in the iTunes Classical Charts and the World Music Charts Europe, #2 in the Transglobal World Music Charts, and is nominated for Best Album in the 6th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards.
.‘spellbinding dexterity’ - 5* David Kidman, Folk London
‘playful virtuosos….brilliant’ - 5*, Robin Denselow, Songlines Magazine
‘Double You is quite clearly the sound of two musicians having the time of their lives.’ - 5*, Dave Haslam, RnR Magazine
'...a sumptuous instrumental melange of virtuosic stringed magic' - Nigel Williamson, UNCUT MAGAZINE
‘spellbinding’ - 5*, Jon Lusk, BBC Music Magazine
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Jane
April 14th 2025
I felt so priviliged to hear these two virtuoso musicians who performed in this lovely intimate space. What a wonderful concert. Beautiful pieces composed by these wonderful musicians as well as welsh and Irish traditional folk music, played in a style that was unqiue to them. Thank you
South Petherton, United Kingdom@The David Hall
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Catrin Finch and Aoife Ní Bhriain Biography
Dublin native Aoife Ní Bhriain is one of her generation’s most versatile and gifted violinists, a dazzling musician who commands both the classical world and her Irish traditional heritage. From across the Irish Sea and the west coast of Wales, harpist Catrin Finch has also built an impressive classical career and ventured into unchartered musical territory, most notably through her award-winning international collaborations.
'Double You', Catrin and Aoife's debut album as a duo, features an exquisite collection of new compositions that draw inspiration from various genres, taking listeners on a captivating journey on the wings of the bees across the Irish Sea and inspired by the cultures of their home countries. Running through their stories – as individual creatives, remarkable women, and now as an inspirational duo – are universal themes of identity, self-belief and the courage to find yourself and follow your own path.
'Double You' releases on the bendigedig label on 27th October 2023.
Read More'Double You', Catrin and Aoife's debut album as a duo, features an exquisite collection of new compositions that draw inspiration from various genres, taking listeners on a captivating journey on the wings of the bees across the Irish Sea and inspired by the cultures of their home countries. Running through their stories – as individual creatives, remarkable women, and now as an inspirational duo – are universal themes of identity, self-belief and the courage to find yourself and follow your own path.
'Double You' releases on the bendigedig label on 27th October 2023.
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