Kieran Wade is a Dublin-born singer/ songwriter and musician who has spent much of his life immersed in the world of Irish traditional music. He first started playing Irish music in a group while at college in Manchester and played mainly in folk clubs around the Lancashire area. His musical development continued when he moved to Canada, at the beginning playing the banjo in traditional sessions and moving on to play at many clubs, theatres and music festivals across Canada and the U.S.A. as a member of the band Tip Splinter Since returning to Ireland he has continued to develop as a songwriter and musician, and many of his songs are influenced by the music and people he has encountered over the years. His first album of original material, “Across the Western Ocean” was re-released on CD in 2008, and a number of the songs on it have been recorded by artists both in Ireland and North America. (Well-known Galway singer Sean Keane recorded 5 of the 10 songs on his CD/DVD “The Irish Scattering”.) The latest release from Kieran is “Out on the Back Roads” and features 9 new original songs. It was produced by Garry O’Briain, who features strongly on instrumental backing, along with Rick Epping on concertina and harmonica, and Tommy Keane on pipes and whistles.