Andy Popplestone is a singer, self-taught fingerstyle guitarist, and occasional banjo player who has performed for 55 years, including nearly as long in folk clubs. Influenced by artists from Ralph McTell to Martin Simpson, he brings his own touch to traditional and contemporary songs from North America and the British Isles.

Graham Bell is an unaccompanied singer/ songwriter whose songs are written in the tradition and inspired by the rich rural and industrial landscape of his native Northumbria. Recently he has teamed up with Anne Lamb from Co. Durham and they are enjoying some success at festivals and folk clubs across the country. You can expect humor.

Arthur Watson was introduced to folk music at a young age, inspired by hostel stays and encounters with artists like Dave Goulder. His passion grew through summer jobs and school folk clubs, where he met mentor Peter Hall.

The Cloughmor Ceili Band are an energetic band making waves in the Irish traditional music scene and are current 2025 Ulster Senior Ceili Band Champions.  Having each begun their musical journeys through Warrenpoint Comhaltas, the band has grown up playing music together and each member has flourished and achieved success in their own right

Dave Goulder is a contemporary of his friends Martin Carthy, Archie Fisher and Gordon Bok, all of whom have recorded his songs over the years

Kate began singing at the age of 40. She is passionately fond of Traditional music and song and has been inspired by Sheila Stewart, Jane Turriff, Elizabeth Stewart and many more singers past and present. She is a keen supporter of the TMSA ,attending festivals and competing in the singing competitions where she has won several cups over the years. She has been a guest at Fife Sing and Cullerlie Singing Weekend.

Margaret Bennett’s lifelong passion for oral tradition stems from her musical Gaelic and Scots heritage and her upbringing on Skye, Lewis, and Shetland. Immersed in Glasgow’s folk scene in the mid-Sixties, she met Hamish Henderson in 1966, which inspired her to study Folklore. After qualifying as a teacher, she emigrated to Canada for postgraduate studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, mentored by Professor Herbert Halpert, a longtime friend of Hamish Henderson.

Pauline Cordiner is a storyteller from the fishing and farming traditions of the North East of Scotland and enjoys telling a variety of traditional Scottish tales, fairy tales, folk tales creation myths and the occasional home-grown tale of her own. Since 2001 she has been involved in many storytelling events and projects which have allowed her to build on her enthusiasm for science, history and the environment.