Micheal O Ruanaigh comes from Scotstown in County Monaghan. He has been playing music from an early age and holds All-Ireland titles on concertina and harp both at senior and junior levels. Early influences include Janet Harbison, Pat McCabe, Jimmy and Ciaran Burns and his father, Micheal O Ruanaigh. He now enjoys playing with musicians such as June Ni Chormaic, James Kinsella, Brenda McCann and Micheal O Raghallaigh, to name but a few.
He has composed two suites of music (The Famine Suite and The Millenmum Suite) and a mass in Irish. Has also recorded an album of his own compositions, entitled Ocras. A secondary school teacher in Dublin, his talents as a music teacher are also well-employed on the summer school circuit and by music schools and Comhaltas branches throughout the year. He is a Senior Examiner of the new Traditional Music Exams with CCE and RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music) and has also been Producer of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann Tours. Micheal completed a Music Network Tour with Kieran Hanrahan, Mary Staunton and Tommy Hayes in May 2000 and will spend 2001 touring and playing music in America and Australia / New Zealand.

Oisin MacDiarmada began playing the fiddle at an early age while living in Croisin, Co. Clare. During this time he came to know and admire the legendary West-Clare fiddlers Joe Ryan, John Kelly, Bobby Casey, Junior Crehan and Peadar O'Loughlin at the Willie Clancy School. Outside the realm of fiddle playing, the music of tin-whistle player Micho Russell was much enjoyed, while the keen ear of mother, Brid, was a further musical source.
Following Al1-Ireland fiddle and duet titles at the age of 10, Oisin, upon moving to Sligo in 1989, subsequently became interested in the Sligo/Leitrim style of flute and fiddle playing. Key musical moments have included the lecturing work of Harry Bradshaw and Paddy Ryan on the music of Sligo / Leitrim, as well as listening
to the music of Josie McDermott, Peter Horan,  Fred Finn and more recently Marcas O' Murchu and Colm O'Donnell. A regular tutor at summer schools and an examiner of the CCE/RIAM Traditional Music Examinations,
Oisin has completed an honours degree in Music Education in Trinity College Dublin/RlAM. In addition to regular performances and radio/television broadcasts in Ireland and abroad, Oisin was Senior All-Ireland Fiddle
Champion in 1999.
 

Brian Fitzgerald hails from Bulgaden, a small parish near Kilmallock in south County Limerick. His father, Tony, is a button accordion player, and consequenyly Brian was exposed toi traditional music from the cradle. Family outings to music festivals and fleadhanna were frequent and Brian began
playing music at the tender age of 8.

He enjoys listening to the music of a number of contemporary musicians, including John Carty, Mick Moloney, Brian McGrath, Martin Hayes and Joe Burke. He also enjoys listening to old recordings of Michael Coleman and Joe Cooley. Amongst those who have influenced his musical development, Brian cites his parents, Jimmy Condon, Willie Larkin, Siobhan Ni Chonarain and Marcus Moloney. Brian was Senior All-Ireland Banjo Champion in 1997 and has toured Ireland and the US extensively with Comhaltas Ceolt6iri Eireann. He completed a BA Degree at NUl Maynooth.