Jack Warnock is a multi-instrumentalist and singer from Maghera, Co. Derry.
Throughout his career Jack has performed as a soloist, accompanist, and in groups such as TRODA, Cóiriú, The Doc Flock and Conor Mallon’s Unearthed project at events, festivals, and venues across the world. In recent years Jack has been nominated for the prestigious BBC Young Folk Award, won the Senior Accompaniment Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, and received the ‘Young Musician’s Platform’ award from ACNI and BBC NI. He also released his debut solo album, ‘Le Solas Faoithine,’ and opened for the legendary Bothy Bandin the iconic Waterfront Hall, Belfast.
Absorbing music from an early age and playing piano from the age of seven, Jack’s love of trad would really blossom when he picked up the guitar in his teens. He quickly fell in love with the tunes and songs that seemed to surround him, and that was that – his calling was clear.
His guitar style has been guided and influenced by many greats, including John Doyle, Tim Edey, Ed Boyd, Tony McManus and Seamie O’Dowd, to name but a few. An avid Gaeilgeoir, Jack performs songs in both Irish and English. His compositions and selections are steeped in storytelling, as he embraces the lineage of folk music in its truest form.
“Like all great singers, he lives inside his songs” – Mike Harding
“Jack Warnock’s voice could entice the birds from the trees” – Robert McMillen, The Irish News
Eleanor Gaffney is a concertina, violin and viola player from Dublin.
The Gaffney family is highly regarded across Ireland, with Eleanor’s father Martin being a well-known flute player with strong Cavan roots. Learning Concertina from Aoife Johnston and the fiddle from Michael Harrison and Aidan Connolly, Eleanor’s classical training has gone hand in hand with her trad background, taking inspiration from musicians such as Charlie Lennon and Séamus McGuire on that front.
She is a member of the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra and Ceoltóirí Rinn na Mara who are the 2023 Leinster Senior Grúpa Ceoil Champions. Eleanor has performed across Ireland, Europe, the US, Abu Dhabi and China with céilí bands, groups and orchestras and regularly performs with internationally acclaimed singer Tommy Fleming and on RTÉ’s,The Late Late Show.