Padraic Collins & Catherine Fagan

Padraic Collins is a harper based in Sligo, originally from Ballina in Co. Mayo, and has been playing the harp for 20 years. Padraic completed a BMus degree in Maynooth University before completing a PDE in Music Education in the University of Limerick, as well as an MA in Irish Traditional Music Performance. He went on to work as a professional musician, touring various parts of Europe with a variety of instrumentalists and singers, as well as performing as part of the Bunratty Castle banquets in County Clare. More recently he has worked as an educator of music, as harp tutor in University College Cork, before moving to London to teach music. He is now part of the thriving Sligo session scene, and performs locally and tours Europe on both harp and guitar.