Jarlath Henderson (born 1986) is a

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folk musician. He is best known as an Uilleann piper and singer but also plays the guitar and flute. He was the youngest winner of the

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in 2003. Through his career, he has worked with bands and musicians such as

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, Capercaillie,

Julie Fowlis Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Early life Fowlis grew up on North Uist, an island in the Outer Hebrides, in a Gaelic-speaking community. Her moth ...

Michael McGoldrick Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England) is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar, cittern, and mandolin. Bands McGo ...

Paddy Keenan Paddy Keenan (born 30 January 1950) is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborati ...

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, Phil Cunningham, Buille,

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and

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. He has also worked with Boris Grebenshikov of Aquarium on the album ''House of All Saints''. In 2016, he released his first solo album, ''Hearts Broken, Heads Turned''. In 2019, he released ''Raw''. As of 2016 he is a member of the band Atlantic Arc, led by

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

. Henderson was born in Armagh but grew up in Dungannon. He studied medicine at the

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before moving to

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to work as a

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. Henderson works full time as both a musician and a doctor. Jarlath Henderson is the brother of the Northern Irish musician and actress

Alana Henderson Alana Henderson (born 6 October 1988), is a Northern Irish musician, cellist, singer and songwriter from Dungannon. She released her debut EP, ''Wax & Wane'' in 2013, and her single, ''Let This Remain'', in 2017. She is now living in Belfast. ...

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Bonus Episode: Jarlath Henderson at the Isle of Skye Festival of Small Halls
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