Huartan

Winners of Live Act of the Year, (NI Music Prize 2024), Belfast-based 'tradtronica' collective Huartan have been breathing new life into ancient words and melodies. This dynamic ensemble consists of three Irish traditional musicians: Catriona Ní Ghribín, Múlú, and Stiofán Ó Luachrain, who also serves as the band’s producer. Their mission is to reintroduce contemporary audiences to the oral singing tradition and native language of Ulster. In a playful re-imagining and reclamation of pagan Ireland, the Huartan live show is immersive and otherworldly, featuring dancers Anan Poloni and Micheál Ó Coigligh, who embody the unsettling presence of the síogaí (fairies/shapeshifters).

Featuring haunting vocals and droning synths in hypnotic repetition, Huartan seamlessly blends electronica with traditional singing, winning them the inaugural Amhrán na Laoch competition by HotPress and Gael Linn with single ‘Bean Udaí Thall’.

Winners of the Gradaim Nós 'Newcomer of the Year' award 2024

"Huartan have been one of the key voices in a serious 'realignment' of modern Irish music and culture" -HotPress

"High Art" - YEO Magazine

"When you hear Huartan, you start to wonder why people haven’t been putting traditional music and electronica together more: there’s an element of trance about both when done right" – Dig With It