Celtic Connections 2009

Combining their love for traditional and folk music as well as original songs and tunes the Paul McKenna Band have been playing to audiences throughout the UK since 2006. With a contemporary approach to songs, although not straying too far from their roots, their arrangements are both fresh and innovative. Their exciting sound is created through outstanding vocals, driving Guitar and Bouzouki, intense Fiddle playing, a warm pairing of Flute and Whistles and dynamic Bodhrán and percussion.

Christine Tobin won Best Vocalist in the BBC Jazz Awards 2008 - at the culmination of her successful 15 date UK spring tour for the release of her critically-acclaimed new release "Secret Life of a Girl" “a jewel of the London jazz scene, streets ahead of the pack… She should be on a global stage, rubbing shoulders with fellow troubadours like Cave, Mitchell and Cohen.” **** John L Walters The Guardian, May 08

Pete Molinari is a folk blues singer/songwriter from Chatham, England, of Egyptian/Maltese parentage. Walking Off The Map is his first release, recorded live on half track in Billy Childish's kitchen - which is how Billy's wife came to sing on Alone And Forsaken and duets with Pete on his great tune We Belong Together. Pete has been playing solo for five years, honing his unique vocal style playing bars and cafes of New York's East Village as well as his home town of Chatham.