Martin Tourish

Martin Tourish is an accordionist and composer from Co. Donegal, Ireland. Martin's debut album Clan Ranald was listed by music critic Earle Hitchner of the Irish Echo and Wall Street Journal as being in the top 20 albums of 2005. From the success of the Clan Ranald album, Martin is Listed in The Rough Guide to Ireland as a piano accordionist of note while a track from the album appears in The Rough Guide to Irish Folk Vol. 2. In 2008, he became the first piano accordionist to win TG4's prestigious 'Young Musician of the Year' award which a subsequent article in The Irish Times regarded as "the Irish Music equivalent of an Oscar".  He will be joined by guitarist Ciaran Swift whose work across many genres has seen him share the stage with John Martyn, Ronnie Drew (The Dubliners) and Anthony Kearnes (The Irish Tenors) amongst others. Fiddler Adrian Hart made his solo debut in the National Concert Hall, Dublin, performing Bruch’s Violin Concerto in G minor with the RIAM symphony orchestra. Martin was a visiting artiste to the Festival in 2007.

Martin Tourish is Playing at the Following Concerts

• Quarff - Thursday 6th October
• Voe Hall - Friday 7th October - SOLD OUT!

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