Artists

Four of the five founding members of Stockton’s Wing claimed the distinction of winning individual All-Ireland championships before they joined forces in 1977 to establish the progressive group in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It wasn’t long before they won a talent competition. By the following year Stockton’s Wing scored a record deal with Tara Records and put out a self-titled debut album.

Kieran Hanrahan, Maurice Lennon, Paul Roche, and Tommy Hayes were the four champion musicians. Tony Callinan rounded out the band as the fifth member. The lineup would change in following years, and the first replacement occurred in 1979 when  Mike Hanrahan, Kieran’s brother, stepped in as a singer/songwriter, taking over for Callinan. The following year Tara released the album Take a Chance. Lengthy touring followed, and after an appearance at Ireland’s Ballisodare Folk Festival the group added another member, Steve Cooney, an Australian didgeridoo player and bassist.i

John McSherry, Brendán Quinn and Francis McIlduff are three phenomenal musicians who first got together as a trio at Belfast’s Féile Trad Trail in August 2022.

John has been a major figure in Irish music for over 20 years. He is a composer, producer, arranger, and established studio session musician of renown, having recorded and performed with artists including Sinéad O’Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, Gary Kemp, The Corrs and Clannad.

Brendán has toured the world as a singer-songwriter and traditional accompanist for many years.

Francis McIlduff, a member of the legendary McPeake musical family from Belfast, was immersed in traditional Irish music from an early age.

With “dualling” uilleann pipes, soaring whistles, interweaving harmonies, rock steady bodhran and guitar grooves, the tunes and songs are delivered with a confidence, energy and drive.

Since forming in 2023, The Johnny Quinn Macs have established themselves as a key festival band in both Ireland and elsewhere, with appearances at Lorient, Wickham Festival, and Birmingham Tradfest, as well as two tours of England and Wales

John McSherry, Brendán Quinn and Francis McIlduff are three phenomenal musicians who first got together as a trio at Belfast’s Féile Trad Trail in August 2022.

John has been a major figure in Irish music for over 20 years. He is a composer, producer, arranger, and established studio session musician of renown, having recorded and performed with artists including Sinéad O’Connor, Rod Stewart, Nanci Griffith, Gary Kemp, The Corrs and Clannad.

Brendán has toured the world as a singer-songwriter and traditional accompanist for many years.

Francis McIlduff, a member of the legendary McPeake musical family from Belfast, was immersed in traditional Irish music from an early age.

With “dualling” uilleann pipes, soaring whistles, interweaving harmonies, rock steady bodhran and guitar grooves, the tunes and songs are delivered with a confidence, energy and drive.

Since forming in 2023, The Johnny Quinn Macs have established themselves as a key festival band in both Ireland and elsewhere, with appearances at Lorient, Wickham Festival, and Birmingham Tradfest, as well as two tours of England and Wales

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