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eimear Arkins – Song
Eimear Arkins is an award winning musician and singer from County Clare. She has toured
throughout the US, Ireland and beyond with acclaimed bands like Cherish The Ladies, Téada, and Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas. She is regularly seen performing with harp player and St Louis native, Eileen Gannon and guitar/bouzouki player and singer David McKindley-Ward. Eimear has also toured extensively with the international music organization Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann on concert tours throughout Ireland, Britain, North America and Canada and with the internationally renowned show Brú Ború. Eimear is a qualified Irish music and dance instructor and has performed and given workshops at festivals all over the world including Féile Séamus Creagh, Newfoundland; Catskills Irish Arts Week; Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Festival, Estonia; St Louis Tionól; Canadian Celtic Celebration, and Festival Interceltique de Lorient, France.
In June 2018 she released her debut album, What’s Next? and was awarded “Best Newcomer” from LiveIreland in 2019. Eimear released her second album, Here & There, in 2024 featuring collaborations with David McKindley Ward, Eileen Gannon, Alan Murray and Kevin Buckley. She was named one of The Irish Echo’s top 40 under 40 honorees in 2025 and was awarded ‘Female Vocalist of the Year’ from Ireland Tonight. Eimear and Eileen Gannon recently released their duet album The Belles of St. Louis.
www.eimeararkins.com
www.facebook.com/eimeararkinsmusic
Eileen Gannon – harp
One of the world’s leading Irish harp players, Eileen has enjoyed an outstanding international career. A native of St. Louis, she won the Senior Harp title at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann and has performed across Europe, North America and Asia, representing Ireland at the World Expos in Shanghai and Milan. An experienced and dedicated tutor, Eileen holds a masters degree in Ethnomusicology, and the TTCT Teaching Certificate awarded by Comhaltas. She has also guided many students to achieve All-Ireland success. Eileen will be among the many outstanding tutors sharing their knowledge and experience at this year’s Gulf Coast Crinniu.