Irish Folk Artists & the Gear They Use

Joe Strummer

Singer, Guitarist · The Clash

Enya

Singer, Keyboardist · Clannad

Mark Kelly

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Marillion

Christy Moore

Guitarist · Planxty

Tommy Makem

Singer · The Clancy Brothers

Paddy Moloney

Composer · The Chieftains

Damien Dempsey

Guitarist

Paul Brady

Composer · Planxty

Patrick Murphy

Singer · Gaelic Storm

Stephen Carroll

Guitarist · The Weakerthans

Dáithí Sproule

Guitarist · Altan

Pól Brennan

Singer · Clannad

Paddy Keenan

The Bothy Band

Tobias Schäfer

Fiddler's Green

Liam O'Flynn

Planxty

Spider Stacy

Singer · The Pogues

Eric Obst

Fiddler's Green

Andy Irvine

Singer · Planxty

Ciaran Tourish

Music Producer · Altan

Frank Jooss

Composer · Fiddler's Green

Kathleen Keane

Composer · Gaelic Storm

Ellery Klein

Composer · Gaelic Storm

Shep Lonsdale

Composer, Music Producer · Gaelic Storm

Jonny Hardie

Composer · Old Blind Dogs

Fred Graham

Singer · The Irish Rovers

Jim Ferguson

Singer · The Irish Rovers

Paddy Schmidt

Paddy Goes to Holyhead

Shane MacGowan

Singer · The Pogues

Matt Molloy

The Chieftains

Seán Keane

The Chieftains

Eamonn Campbell

Guitarist · The Dubliners

Rainer Schulz

Composer · Fiddler's Green

Stefan Klug

Composer · Fiddler's Green

Quinnigan

Guitarist · Charlie and the Bhoys

Peter Pathos

Composer · Fiddler's Green

Patsy Watchorn

Singer · The Dubliners

Wardie

Charlie and the Bhoys

Rab

Bassist, Keyboardist · Charlie and the Bhoys

Luke Kelly

Singer · The Dubliners

Kevin Crawford

Composer · Lúnasa

Cathie Ryan

Singer · Cherish the Ladies

Alyth McCormack

Singer · The Chieftains

Michael Tubridy

The Chieftains

Eímhín Craddock

Drummer · The Saw Doctors

Tony MacMahon

The Bothy Band

Frankie

Guitarist, Bassist · Charlie and the Bhoys

Les Wilson

The Tannahill Weavers

Aaron Jones

Old Blind Dogs

Mick Moloney

Tommy Byrne

Guitarist · The Wolfe Tones

Seán Smyth

Lúnasa

Cara Dillon

Singer

Donogh Hennessy

Guitarist · Lúnasa

Linda Badgley

Lankum

John Joe Kelly

Composer · Flook

Ed Boyd

Composer · Flook

Kevin Burke

The Bothy Band

Brian Finnegan

Composer · Flook

Arty McGlynn

Guitarist · Patrick Street

Bill Whelan

Composer · Planxty

Gordon Duncan

Composer · The Tannahill Weavers

Phil Chevron

Guitarist · The Pogues

Padraig Stevens

The Saw Doctors

Fraser Stone

Old Blind Dogs

Barney McKenna

Singer · The Dubliners

Liam Clancy

Guitarist · The Clancy Brothers

Tobias Rempe

Fiddler's Green

Tobias Heindl

Composer · Fiddler's Green

Anthony Thistlethwaite

Bassist · The Saw Doctors

Ciarán Brennan

Singer · Clannad

Pádraig Duggan

Singer · Clannad

Noel Ó Dúgáin

Guitarist · Clannad

Máire Brennan

Singer · Clannad

Steve Twigger

Guitarist · Gaelic Storm

Seán Cannon

Guitarist · The Dubliners

John Sheahan

Composer · The Dubliners

Tir Na Nog

Sarah Allen

Composer · The Waterboys

Davy Carton

Guitarist · The Saw Doctors

Paddy Glackin

The Bothy Band

Frankie Kennedy

Altan

Fraser Fifield

Composer · Old Blind Dogs

Ryan Lacey

Drummer · Gaelic Storm

Peter Purvis

Gaelic Storm

Jessie Burns

Composer · Gaelic Storm

Ali Hutton

Old Blind Dogs

Brian Warfield

Singer · The Wolfe Tones

Noel Nagle

Singer · The Wolfe Tones

Mary Black

Singer · Richard Thompson, Mary Black, Dolores Keane

Radie Peat

Singer · Lankum

Bobby Clancy

Guitarist · The Clancy Brothers

Sean O'Driscoll

Singer · The Irish Rovers

Ian Millar

Singer · The Irish Rovers

Joe Millar

Singer · The Irish Rovers

Patrick Clancy

Singer · The Clancy Brothers

Kevin Conneff

Singer · The Chieftains