
October 2025






Bean a Tí: Una Kane and Ann Riordan
Eva was born in Feakle and her parents Paula Carroll and Brian O’Rourke are both acclaimed singers. She began singing sean-nos and traditional songs in English in harmony with her mother. Moving to Dublin broadened Eva’s horizons and introduced a wide range of singers and musicians, and she started singing solo, greatly encouraged by her friend and fellow-guest, Meabh Mulligan. Eva has been a guest at the Frank Harte Festival, Drogheda Traditional Weekend and The Night Before Larry.
Meabh was born in Dublin and has a background which is steeped in traditional music and song from both sides of her family. On the singing side, she was heavily influenced by her grandfather Micil Ned and the rest of the Quinn clan of Mullaghbaw, County Armagh. Meabh has performed at many festivals and events both in Ireland and abroad all her life, and continues to do so with her band ‘The Len Collective’.


