Nuala Kennedy

Nuala is known for her creative reworking and reimagining of traditional songs and for her unique Irish flute style, formed in Dundalk, County Louth and honed in her long-time adopted home of Edinburgh, Scotland. Now living in Ennis, County Clare and with four solo albums to her credit, Nuala is a musical adventurer who is known world-wide as a superlative performer of traditional music. She has graced the cover of Irish Music Magazine, Sing Out! and regularly appears on the mainstage at festivals and venues around the world. Her roots are first and foremost in Irish music, but she ‘something of a genre bender’ according to Living Tradition magazine and has performed and recorded with artists such as Will Oldham, and on hit TV shows such as American Gods. Last year she released a live album with two Norwegian musicians under the name Snowflake Trio. Nuala also performs with Oirialla, playing music from her native North East alongside Gerry ‘fiddle’ O’ Connor, and with The Alt (John Doyle and Eamon O’Leary).

Nuala has a singular voice within Irish traditional music:

“Cheeky, dynamic and full of ideas." -Scotland on Sunday

“A flute player and composer of remarkable finesse, fearless of the unknown.” -The Irish Times