No Crows – A world without musical borders
Price
Free event but booking is essential. Please email to book.
Dates
20/08/2026 - 20/08/2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Parke’s Castle
There is a place on the musical map between the last echo of a Catalan ballad and the first strike of a Balkan downbeat. It lives in the dust kicked up by a Sligo fiddle and the shimmer of a Latin rumba guitar. For over two decades, NoCrows has made that place their home.
Their energetic live set captures the band at their most electric: delicate Irish airs giving way to rumba, gypsy mayhem, then a whispered ballad. This is not a band that plays genres. They simply refuse to choose.
Formed in 2005, No Crows has built a reputation on diversity. Their catalogue draws from Irish traditional, Latin rumba, jazz, classical, and Balkan music. And after two decades and seven albums their energetic performances continue to stun audiences wherever they travel — from Áras an Uachtaráin to Glastonbury and Dranouter festivals. Ageing like a great wine, they have only grown more confident, more cohesive, and more thrilling to watch.
Steve Wickham – fiddle and vocals
Oleg Ponomarev – fiddle and vocals
Ray Coen – guitar, fiddle and vocals
Felip Carbonell – guitar and vocals
Anna Houston – mandolin and cello
Eddie Lee – double bass
“…could easily sit alongside Ry Cooder’s work with the Buena Vista Social Club… Essential listening for trad aficionados”
— Hot Press Magazine
“Swing rarely felt this good”
— Irish Times
“…oh, what a joy to listen to!”
— Irish Music Magazine
“A beautifully wrought selection of instrumental music”
— Irish Times
“…an irresistibly sparkling collection”
— Hot Press Magazine
Getting Here
On the Sligo-Dromahair Road (R286), 11 km from Sligo Town or 7 km from Dromahair
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