Irish Folk Music Showcase

Irish Folk Music Showcase

Discover Ireland's emerging folk artists

Saturday, October 17, 2026
Corleck: 3 Eireann Quay, Toronto
Doors Open 7:30pm
Tickets: $40 (+ fees, tax)
Tickets are partially subsidized by the Government of Ireland
 
Three of Ireland’s most riveting up and coming folk artists will perform at the Corleck for a special evening of trad and contemporary folk music. Presented by Culture Ireland in partnership with the Canada Ireland Foundation, the Irish Folk Music Showcase is a unique opportunity for music industry professionals and concertgoers alike to experience these emerging artists in an intimate setting. Scroll below to learn more.

 
A limited number of tickets are on sale to the public. 

The Irish Folk Music Showcase features:

Fiárock

A four-piece Irish traditional band that will enchant both trad-heads and newcomers alike.

(pronounced Fee-AH-rock)

 
Fiárock tells a story steeped in sound. Hailing from both sides of the Atlantic, the quartet masterfully treads the line of staying true to the tradition while embracing the diversity of influences from each member’s personal background, enriching their sound with jazz harmonies, American old-time melodies, and Mexican folk song. Concertina, banjo, piano, bodhrán, and vocals join together in powerful arrangements, from rip-roaring polkas to mesmerizing slow airs, in ways that will enchant and enrapture both trad-heads and newcomers alike.
 
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Padraig Jack

“One of Ireland’s Best Emerging Songwriters” — Hot Press

Padraig Jack is gaining a reputation as a bilingual (Irish/English) singer songwriter of substance with music and songs rooted deep in Irish history, culture, language and storytelling. The RTE Folk Music Awards nominee was born and raised in the Aran islands Gaeltacht, a place that has produced well known Irish writers Liam O’Flaithearta and Máirtín Ó’Direáin, and this place influences his Celtic, Folk, Contemporary music. Padraig is proudly bilingual both as a conversationalist and a songwriter and writes and sings meaningful songs on guitar and piano in Irish Gaelic and English. With influences from Enya, Emmyou Harris and The Eagles to Van Morrison, Sinead O’Connor and Richard Thompson, Padraig appreciates strong songwriting with a distinct point of view.
 
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Ríoghnach Connolly

RTÉ’s and BBC Radio 2’s Folk Singer of the Year

Ríoghnach is a professional vocalist, flautist, lyricist, workshop facilitator, and musical activist. She has a worldwide publishing deal with Real World Records as a writer and holds titles for RTÉ’s and BBC Radio 2’s Folk Singer of the Year. Ríoghnach grew up surrounded by a rich musical familial heritage and through Armagh Pipers’ Club in Armagh City, in the northeast of Ireland. Now based in Manchester, she has toured internationally and extensively, performing and recording in bands The Breath (Real World Records), HoneyFeet (Stardust Works) Band of Burns (Órd Bán) and Afro Celt Sound System (ECC).
 
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