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— Neil Martin, October 2026

Once in a while, though not too often, you go to a concert and you’re stopped in your tracks from the off – a few months ago this happened to me on hearing Fergal Scahill and Ryan Molloy in concert. Immediately afterwards, such was their impact that I was unable to put words to what I had experienced. I floated off home, reflecting, re-feeling and reliving, and eventually—and in a way reluctantly—giving in to find words to explain what I had felt in my heart and soul. After a while I was able to give voice to their deep musicality, the beauty of it all, the magical communication at the highest level between two exceptional musicians, the seemingly effortlessness of the ebb and flow of it all, their awesome individual technical mastery, the excitement, the sheer power and commitment of their performance, and the fun and unquestionable joy of making music together. All of us there that evening were transported to that wordless world of emotion where music comes into its own.

So that on this album the experience of Fergal and Ryan in live performance can now be shared the world over is a gift in waiting to so many. Two matchless artists at the very height of their powers. Such is the breadth of what they offer that it’s breathtaking. Enjoy this treat of a live recording that captures so much and, at every given opportunity, please go and experience them live. Again and again – your soul will thank you.

FERGAL SCAHILL & RYAN MOLLOY are two musical maestros whose friendship dates back to their sparring days at the fiddle competitions of the Fleadhanna Cheoil in the late 90s and early 2000s. The fiddle and piano duo have performed across the globe and recorded four albums together to great critical acclaim.