Irish Folk Festival 2026 at Frankfurter Hof, Mainz, 4 November

Brian Leach plays traditional, progressive folk on the hammered dulcimer, and his compositions have been performed at the National Concert Hall Dublin. Brian Haitz and Brendan Mulholland perform as a duo with wooden flute and guitar, plus selected songs. Brian Haitz is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who was named Young Musician of the Year at the Sidmouth Folk Festival.

Brendan Mulholland comes from Antrim and has been invited on tours and CD productions by artists such as Mary Dillon, Tempest, Grainne Holland and John Carty. Astro Bloc is a new folk band with fiddler Eryn Rae, drummer Paul Jennings, Éadaoin Ní Mhaicín and guitarist Gillie O'Flaherty. The Outcast Crew are also on the bill.