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Mrs. Costello & Her Collection of Songs: Amhráin Mhuighe Seóla

		Bríd Dooley Bríd is a well known traditional singer from north County Galway. She has kept very close to her traditional roots, although she has also been involved in several other musical projects: recordings include At the Racket’s Mirth Making Heroes, the Francis Fahy compilation The Ould Plaid Shawl and the Saw Doctors’ Same Oul’ Town, for which she wrote the Irish lyric on Share The Darkness. Bríd also collaborated with many London musicians during her years there, including Jacqueline McCarthy and her family. Her interest in heritage extends to her professional career as manager of RTÉ’s television library and archives.

	Áine Sheridan Áine Sheridan hails from Milltown, North Galway, in the area of Maigh Seola. She became aware of the collection of songs at an early age due to the fact that one of the songs collected by Eibhlín Bean Uí Choisealbha, 'Antaine Dubh', concerned a relation of her's who was a blacksmith. Áine felt it was important to regenerate interest the songs for the community of North Galway through her teaching in Tuam and subsequently set about creating the group, Maigh Seola, with Bríd Dooley. She plays harp and sings a number of songs from the collection.

		Liz Barry Liz Barry is an accomplished cellist and a music graduate of University College Cork. She is a member of the Galway based Oriel String Quartet. She also teaches cello and works as a freelance session musician. She is also a member Cois Cladaigh Chamber Choir.

	Jacqueline McCarthy Jacqueline was born in London. Her parents had emigrated to England in the early 1950’s. She grew up to traditional music, her father Tommy McCarthy being a piper and concertina player from Kilmihil, Co. Clare. She played with all the legendary players from Ireland who were living in London. With her family Jacqueline has performed throughout Ireland and the U.K. – including The Royal Albert Hall, London. She is a regular performer at the Willie Clancy Summer School in Co. Clare and has toured the U.S. on several occasions with her husband, piper, Tommy Keane. In 1999 she released a solo album, ‘The Hidden Note’. She now resides in Maree, Co. Galway.

		Patricia Kelly Patricia Kelly is a qualified musician and plays piano as well as violin. Although classically trained, she is an accomplished traditional fiddle player. She is also a member of the Oriel String Quartet, which she combines with freelance work and teaching.

Caoimhín Ó Sé
Caoimhín is from West Kerry originally. He received tuition and guidance from the teaching staff of his local primary school, who took a special interest in music and song. Caoimhín was exposed to plenty of music and songs at home also. Caoimhín now works in Galway. He has played at music festivals in Brittany, Galicia and in Germany with various musicians and groups from the Connemara area. He presents a traditional music programme, 'Béal Maidine', on RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta every Saturday morning.

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