Andy Irvine & Quilty
Fri, 06 Nov
|The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre
In 2020 Quilty was nominated Band of the Year at the national Folk & World Music Gala event.
Time & Location
06 Nov 2026, 20:00 – 23:00
The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre
About the event
The Swedish band Quilty is a highly renowned interpreter of traditional Irish music and considered being the foremost band of the Irish folkmusic scene in Scandinavia. The band was formed in 1993 and has over the last three decades performed a huge number of concerts in Sweden, Germany and Norway and created a wide range of collaboration projects with choirs and symphony orchestras.
They have joined together with the legendary Irish musician Andy Irvine , formerly of Planxty, Patrick Street, and more, to form an Irish – Swedish collaboration, playing top Irish music and song with a hint of Swedish traditional music. A winning combination.
In 2018 Quilty celebrated their 25th anniversary with an extensive tour of Sweden and Germany inviting the audience to a nostalgic journey along their musical memory lane – “The Best of Quilty.” The set list for the anniversary was formed after an enthusiastic response to a Facebook campaign where the audience had voted on their favourite songs.
In 2020…