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Dave is widely acclaimed as one of Australia’s finest multi-instrumentalists. Jo Cresswell has a national reputation as a concertina player and interpreter of Irish music. Together they create a musical experience which captures the passion, poetry and power of the Celtic tradition.
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Passion and virtuosity in an exciting fusion of traditional and contemporary sounds that will change the way you think about the music of the Celts.
David O’Neill (guitar, fiddle and mandolin) combines with Jo Cresswell (concertina and piano) to thrill audiences with their own special concoction of musical magic.
David O’Neill is widely acclaimed as one of Australia’s finest multi-instrumentalists. As a pivotal member of Eric Bogle’s band, he has thrilled audiences all over Australia and the USA. David has an impressive list of recordings to his credit and is in much demand as a session musician and teacher.
Jo Cresswell has established a national reputation as a concertina player and innovative interpreter of Irish music. She is well known from line-ups with Lachlan Green, Sarah Davies, Ruth Lee Martin, Rita Woolhouse.
Together they create a musical experience which captures the passion, poetry and power of the Celtic tradition, spiced with flavourings of French music and jazz.