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Mary Bergin
Mary Bergin
Irish musician
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Eileen Ivers
Eileen Ivers
American musician
2
Tommy Makem
Tommy Makem
Irish musician, artist and poet
3
Liam Clancy
Liam Clancy
Irish musician
4
Flook
Flook
Anglo-Irish band
5
Nightnoise
Nightnoise
6
Finbarr Clancy
Finbarr Clancy
Irish folk singer
7
Alan Stivell
Alan Stivell
Breton musician and singer
8
Iona
Iona
band
9
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers
Irish folk band
10
Celtic Thunder
Celtic Thunder
band
11
Bobby Clancy
Bobby Clancy
Irish singer
12
Orthodox Celts
Orthodox Celts
band
13
Altan
Altan
Irish band
14
Battlefield Band
Battlefield Band
Scottish folk group
15
Michael McGoldrick
Michael McGoldrick
musician
16
Johnny Cunningham
Johnny Cunningham
British musician
17
Matt Molloy
Matt Molloy
Irish musician
18
Séamus Egan
Séamus Egan
Irish musician
19
Danú
Danú
band
20
Culann's Hounds
Culann's Hounds
American band
21
The Waterboys
The Waterboys
Scottish-Irish folk rock band
22
Paul Brady
Paul Brady
Irish singer
23
Dónal Lunny
Dónal Lunny
Irish musician and record producer
24
Davy Spillane
Davy Spillane
Irish musician
25
Enya
Enya
Irish singer, songwriter, and musician
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Clannad
Clannad
Irish band
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Paddy Moloney
Paddy Moloney
Irish musician
28
Declan Masterson
Declan Masterson
Irish composer
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Susan McKeown
Susan McKeown
Irish songwriter, folk singer and producer
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Lúnasa
Lúnasa
band
31
Cruachan
Cruachan
Irish band
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The Bothy Band
The Bothy Band
band
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Moya Brennan
Moya Brennan
Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist
34
Sharon Shannon
Sharon Shannon
Irish musician
35
Celtic music in Poland
Celtic music in Poland
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Séamus Ennis
Séamus Ennis
Irish singer and piper
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De Dannan
De Dannan
band
38
Frankie Kennedy
Frankie Kennedy
Irish traditional musician
39
The Chieftains
The Chieftains
Irish folk band
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Cherish the Ladies is an American female super group that plays Celtic music. The band began as a concert series in New York in January 1985. It was the brainchild of Mick Moloney who wanted to showcase the brightest female musicians in America in what had been a male-dominated scene. The group took its name from a traditional Irish jig called "Cherish the Ladies", and the series opened to sold-out concerts. Their leader Joanie Madden plays flute and tin whistle. The other members of the group play a wide variety of instruments. Their albums contain both tunes (instrumental tracks) and songs (tracks with vocals).