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They're from Armagh

4 acts with roots in Armagh, County Armagh. Bet you didn't know them all.

Brian Finnegan playing flute at Rock over the Volga festival, 2013Photo: Дмитрий Рузов · CC BY-SA 3.0

Brian Finnegan

Solo

Armagh

Now: Touring internationally

Local loreHe has performed and recorded with Russian rock group Aquarium.
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Ríoghnach Connolly singing with Honeyfeet at WOMEX 2024, with a band member behind herPhoto: Yannis Psathas / WOMEX · CC BY 2.0

Ríoghnach Connolly

Solo

Armagh

Now: Manchester

Local loreHer vocals feature on Peter Gabriel's album i/o.
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Niall Vallely

Solo

Armagh

Now: Cork

Local loreHis parents founded the Armagh Pipers' Club, where he began learning concertina at seven.
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The Armagh Rhymers

Band

Armagh

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