Dochas -

Dochas are a young and dynamic all-female band playing traditional music from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and Ireland. They have an energetic and fresh style which has captured audiences all across the country, appearing on numerous television programmes, and having performed alongside acts such as Altan, The Liz Docherty Band, The Incredible String Band and Danu. They perform driving tune sets, with fiddle, pipes, whistle, accordion, piano, clarsach and guitar. These tune sets are mixed with poignant Gaelic songs, all tastefully arranged.