Festival No. 0000232 · Est. 1997
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- Guinness Fleadh 1998
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- New York (NYC), US
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About the artists
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Billy Bragg was born in Barking, United Kingdom, on 20 December 1957. Plays alternative rock, anti-folk, folk, rock. -
Black 47 formed in New York, United States, in 1989, and split up in 2014, after 25 years. Plays celtic rock.
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Capercaillie formed in Oban, United Kingdom, in 1984. Plays celtic, folk.
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Chumbawamba formed in Leeds, United Kingdom, in 1982, and split up in 2012, after 30 years. Plays alternative dance, alternative rock, anarcho-punk, art punk, britpop, contemporary folk, dance-pop, dance-rock.
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Dar Williams was born on 19 April 1967. Plays folk, singer-songwriter.
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Indigo Girls formed in Atlanta, United States, in 1985. Plays contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock.
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Joe Ely was born in Amarillo, United States, on 9 February 1947, and died on 15 December 2025, aged 78. Plays alternative country, americana, country, country rock, heartland rock, outlaw country, progressive country, roots rock.
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John Cale was born on 9 March 1942. Plays art pop, art rock, avant-garde pop, baroque pop, drone, experimental rock, minimalism, modern classical.
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Los Lobos formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1973. Plays blues, bolero, country, cumbia, folk, latin, norteño, rock.
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Loudon Wainwright III was born in Chapel Hill, United States, on 5 September 1946. Plays blues, comedy, contemporary folk, country folk, folk, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Luka Bloom was born in Newbridge, Ireland, on 23 May 1955. Plays folk.
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Mary Black was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 22 May 1955. Plays folk, irish folk.
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Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, United States, on 6 July 1953, and died on 13 August 2021, aged 68. Plays americana, contemporary folk, country, country folk, folk, singer-songwriter.
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Richard Thompson was born in Notting Hill, United Kingdom, on 3 April 1949. Plays british folk rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Rosanne Cash was born in Memphis, United States, on 24 May 1955. Plays country, folk.
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Shane MacGowan was born in Pembury, United Kingdom, on 25 December 1957, and died on 30 November 2023, aged 65. Plays irish folk, punk, singer-songwriter.
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Sinéad O'Connor was born in Glenageary, Ireland, on 8 December 1966, and died on 26 July 2023, aged 56. Plays alternative rock, celtic, celtic rock, folk, folk rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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Squeeze formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1974. Plays new wave, pop, rock.
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The Chieftains formed in Dublin, Ireland, in 1962, and split up in 2023, after 61 years. Plays celtic, folk, irish folk.
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The Corrs formed in Dundalk, Ireland, in 1990. Plays alternative rock, celtic, celtic rock, folk rock, indie rock, pop, pop rock, rock.
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The Kelly Family formed in Talavera de la Reina, United States, in 1974, and split up in 2008, after 34 years. Plays celtic, christmas music, folk, folk pop, pop, rock.
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The Saw Doctors formed in Tuam, Ireland, in 1986. Plays rock.
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Tracy Chapman was born in Cleveland, United States, on 30 March 1964. Plays alternative folk, blues rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop, rock.
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Wilco formed in Chicago, United States, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, americana, folk rock, indie rock, pop rock, rock.
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X formed in Los Angeles, United States, in 1977. Plays christian hardcore, pigfuck, punk, punk rock, rock.
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Yo La Tengo formed in 1984. Plays dream pop, indie rock, noise pop, rock.