Artist Info: Uiscedwr

Uiscedwr (pronounced "ish-ka-dooer"; means 'water' in Irish and Welsh) is a folk band which plays British folk music influenced by world music. The group started off as a trio and was originally based in Manchester. They won the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award in 2002.

Founding members Welsh fiddle player/singer Anna Esslemont and Irish bodhran virtuoso Cormac Byrne met in Manchester in 2002, and soon afterwards formed the group. Byrne invited a friend from Ireland to play the guitar [read more...]