CONCERT: Máire Ní Chathasaigh & Chris Newman

10th Apr 2026
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Join us at Ilkley Manor House for an evening of music with the extraordinary English acoustic guitar virtuoso Chris Newman and the legendary Irish harpist and tradition-bearer, Máire Ní Chathasaigh.

The Duo are award-winning internationally celebrated icons of Celtic folk music.

As a guitarist, Chris has toured and recorded with such luminaries of the folk and jazz worlds as Boys of the Lough, Aly Bain and Stéphane Grappelli; as a composer and record producer, he received a silver disc for producing the Top 10 hit ‘The Oldest Swinger in Town’. His most recent solo album, the groundbreaking ‘Breaking Bach’, was “Dazzling… utterly breathtaking… a triumph” ★★★★★ – FOLK WALES

Máire is “an absolute legend” – THE IRISH ECHO and a recipient of Irish traditional music’s most prestigious award, Musician of the Year (Gradam Ceoil TG4 – Ceoltóir na Bliana).

Their performances are a breathtaking blend of traditional Irish music, hot jazz, bluegrass and baroque, spiced with striking new compositions, dazzling Bach pieces from Chris, and what THE WEST AUSTRALIAN calls his “delightfully subversive wit”!

“Magnificent… outstanding” ★★★★★ – SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

“Brilliant, innovative harping and guitar-playing of astonishing virtuosity and versatility” ★★★★** – SONGLINES

“Music of fire and brilliance” ★★★★ – THE IRISH TIMES

“An eclecticism and spirit of adventure that is quite thrilling” – THE TIMES

“Dazzling virtuosity” – THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Ticket Information
Tickets are £14 and may be purchased online via TicketTailor or in person at the Box Office on weekends when Ilkley Manor House is open. Limited tickets may be available on the door (subject to availability).

Doors open at 7:00pm with refreshments available. The performance begins at 7:30pm.

Find out more about the performers:
Website: https://www.maireandchris.com/