Performance
and workshops
I perform solo, and also in duos, trios and bands. I teach workshops in tin whistle and flute.
Forthcoming gigs
You can find a list of all my upcoming ceilidhs, performances, festivals and workshops here.
Ceilidhs
Find out about the types of calling I do, and the ceilidh bands I work with.
Solo performance and workshops
I can deliver an entertaining solo performance, featuring Irish traditional music on tin whistle, low whistle and flute, and can also teach music workshops at your festival or event.
This video is from the Folkus music weekend at Waddow Hall in 2019, where I was the tin whistle tutor. I have also performed and taught workshops for Folkworks and at folk festivals including Ireby, Settle and the Lake District Folk Weekend.
Bands
I am currently performing with the following bands:
2nd Leg grew out of Irish dance group Absolutely Legless, who toured internationally with their Irish dance show for many years. The band have continued on as 2nd Leg, and play a high energy mix of Irish and Scottish traditional music. Visit their website for more information.
The Balkanics play an eclectic mix of instrumental music including Klezmer, Balkan and European tunes. Their style is unique, self-described by the band as ‘Pan-European postmodern prog-folk Lancaster style’. Find out more about The Balkanics on their Facebook page.
Black Sail play traditional music mainly from Ireland and Scotland, with music from other traditions thrown in. They are: Paul Beevers (bouzouki), Paul Ferguson and Ian Francis (fiddle) and Bev Whelan (flute and whistles).
Bev Whelan Music 