Sometimes a gig comes along and changes everything.
Swedish band Quilty, formed in 1993, is widely regarded as Scandinavia’s foremost interpreter of traditional Irish music, with extensive touring across Sweden, Germany and Norway, collaborations with choirs and symphony orchestras, a 25th-anniversary “Best of Quilty” tour in 2018 shaped by audience votes, a 2020 Band of the Year nomination at Sweden’s national Folk & World Music Gala, and recent success with their sea-themed program Out on the Ocean.
In recent years they have collaborated with legendary Irish singer, songwriter and musician Andy Irvine, a seminal figure in modern Irish traditional music whose career began in the 1960s with Sweeney's Men and flourished through his influential role in Planxty, helping spark a major revival of the genre. Irvine later co-founded Patrick Street and Mozaik, pioneered cross-cultural influences inspired by his travels in the Balkans, and built a distinguished solo career marked by iconic recordings, international touring across Europe, the Americas and Australasia, and a Lifetime Achievement Award from RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards in 2018.
The acclaimed collaboration between Quilty and Irvine—celebrated during Quilty’s sold-out 30th-anniversary tour in 2023—blends Irish and Swedish traditional music, uniting two rich folk traditions in a vibrant and evolving musical partnership.
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