Beòlach

Beòlach started more than 20 years ago when some dynamic solo performers got together to jam at the Celtic Colours International Music Festival. Now, original members Wendy MacIsaac (fiddle, piano, stepdance), Mac Morin (piano, stepdance, accordion) and Màiri Rankin (fiddle, stepdance) have welcomed Matt MacIsaac (bagpipes, whistles, guitar) to form a quartet. The group’s arrangements of traditional Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish tunes are innovative and exciting, delivered with fiery energy and breathtaking musicianship. Beòlach has released three albums; their 2020 offering, All Hands, won two Canadian Folk Music Awards for Traditional Album of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year and was nominated for a JUNO for Traditional Folk Album of the Year.  With jaw-dropping virtuosity and phenomenal stage presence, Beòlach enthralls audiences with lively reels, soulful airs, and just about everything in between.  Beòlach previously appeared at our 2021 “mini-Festival.”