Ivan Goff - uilleann pipes / Irish flute
Ivan is from Dublin and is a member of Irish traditional band Danú. He has performed/toured worldwide in duets and ensembles with many household names of Irish music including Iarla Ó Lionáird, Mícheál Ó Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes, Cormac Breatnach, Eileen Ivers, Dervish, Lúnasa, and more recently with Irish Music Masters with John Doyle, Seamus Egan, John Williams, and Cathie Ryan. Since arriving in New York over two decades ago, Ivan's credits range from film and theater to guest appearances with the New York Philharmonic. Ivan has performed at venues such as MoMA, The Guggenheim, Disney Hall (LA) and on Broadway in productions such as Riverdance, Sting's The Last Ship, and Come From Away. Ivan has masters degrees from University College Dublin, Queens University Belfast, and a PhD in music from NYU.

Katie Linnane - fiddle
Katie, from Pearl River, NY, grew up surrounded by music in her childhood home, also the venue for her mother Kathy’s music school. She studied for many years with fiddle great, Willie Kelly and it is through Willie that Katie cultivated an affinity for Clare music and developed a keen ear for great repertoire. Immersed in New York City's thriving Irish music scene and in demand as a teacher and performer across the tri-state area, Katie has cultivated her style through playing with many of the top performers associated with the North East scene including Mike Rafferty, Patrick Ourceau, Eamon O’Leary, John Morrow, and Kevin Crawford.

Matt Stapleton - guitar
Matt Stapleton, a predominantly self-taught guitarist from upstate New York, is a sought after accompanist for the Irish traditional music scene in New York City where he operates two popular weekly sessions - Hartley’s in Brooklyn and Grace’s in Manhattan. He has backed up some of the great traditional musicians from the U.S. and Ireland, and has been an artist-in-residence at a number of venues around the country, from Washington DC to Las Vegas to St. Louis, to name a few.