Luke Daniels

The Luke Daniels Trio is a bold force on today’s folk scene — a boundary-pushing collective led by visionary multi-instrumentalist, Luke Daniels. A former BBC Radio 2 Young Trad Award winner and global touring artist with Riverdance, Cara Dillon, De Dannan and Jethro Tull. Luke is reimagining what folk music can be — from his debut composition The Lost Music of the Gaels to prestigious festival performances including Glastonbury and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. With a blend of deep basslines, nimble riffs, the trio will get your foot tapping, delivering a sound that is both fiercely contemporary and rooted in trad inspired by the Boston dancehalls of the 1920s. Luke Daniels, a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winner and former Riverdance band member, has earned a reputation as a master of melodeon, accordion, guitar and piano. A celebrated composer and former tutor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he’s performed with Cara Dillon, De Dannan, Ian Anderson, and played solo on the Howard Shore soundtracks for The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. The trio features Matt Tighe, is a dazzling fiddle player born in London to Irish and Trinidadian roots, he’s been honoured as London Fiddle Champion and finalist in the BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Award. Luc McNally, is a rhythmic powerhouse and sensitive guitarist. One of Celtic Connections emerging composers (New Voices 2025), also a former BBC Radio Scotland Young Trad finalist. The Luke Daniels Trio fuses English, Irish, and Scottish traditional tunes with global influences to create something vibrant, vital, and utterly unique. Their musical chemistry is rooted in tradition, yet fearless and fresh with witty exchanges, soulful harmony and propulsive energy. Expect an immersive journey through some cracking tunes from Ireland and Scotland.