World renowned multi-instrumentalist John Carty at last returns to tour Australia and perform at the Boxwood Festival and Port Fairy Folk Festival. Having lived in Sydney in 1983 for a year, his time there has been referred to as ‘the peak of Irish traditional music in Australia’. Fiddle and banjo player John Carty is one of Ireland’s finest traditional musicians. In 2003 he was awarded the coveted title of TG4 Traditional Musician of the Year firmly establishing him among the elite in traditional music. He has recorded extensively and performs both as a solo player, in duets notably with Matt Molloy and as part of John Carty’s Festival Band, At the Racket and Patrick Street. John’s latest album releases include Out of the Ashes with Matt Molloy and Settle Out of Court with his daughter, Maggie, on banjo and vocals. More recently John arranged the traditional music pieces in the
highly acclaimed film Brooklyn.

Joining him on stage will be his daughter Maggie (banjo and vocals). She has been described as having found her second home on stage and has a natural stage talent. It is a hall mark of traditional music that it is handed down from generation to generation and this father and daughter gig offers the audience an insight into a living and evolving tradition that spans at least four Carty generations. On stage the duo have a natural ease with each other and their enjoyment and sense of fun is palpable and infectious!