Caroline Regan is a professional, experienced singer and musician who has played with Wraggle Taggle since January 2006 and is available to book for private and public events across London and the surrounding areas.

She has a vast repertoire which includes songs from the Irish and folk tradition, religious hymns, country, pop and contemporary ballads. As an instrumentalist she also plays Irish traditional music on the concertina and tin-whistle. 

Caroline has a wealth of experience and has performed across the world at venues in the UK, Ireland, America, Qatar, Switzerland and Germany.

She holds a Masters Degree in Irish Traditional Music Performance from the University of Limerick and a Diploma in Contemporary Vocal Performance from the ICMP in London.

Song for Ireland

Kathy Walton (Flute)

Kathy Walton (Flute) is aa exceptionally talented traditional flute payer and a lead tutor at Meitheal Cheoil, a community group, which aims to promote the learning of Irish Traditional Music for children and adults in North London. Classes are held weekly in the London Irish Centre (Camden) and St Gabriel's Community Centre (Holloway), providing affordable lessons on the tin whistle, flute, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, uilleann pipes, concertina, accordion and harp. All ages and abilities are catered for, ranging from those who have never played music before to those who wish to expand their repertoire in an informal group setting. The group is lead by Kathy and colleague Karen Ryan (Fiddle) who have been teaching in London for more than 25 years.

In London we are privileged to be part of a vibrant music community, historically renowned for playing host to and producing some of the finest players the world has known. London is distinctive, diverse and yet close-knit. Over the past few years, dozens of London musicians and mentors have supported Meitheal Cheoil, whether dropping in as guests to pass on a tune, helping out as teachers, assisting with competitions or in the Irish language, putting source material on tape, teaching a dance or two and joining in at the ceili, coming in to mingle, chat and answer questions, or just simply welcoming our students into sessions, making them feel valued as musicians at a most formative stage. Kathy has been a regular member of Wraggle Taggle since 2022.

Tara McCarthy is a violinist/violist crossing both the Classical and traditional folk music genres. She received an RTE Lyric FM Scholarship to aid her studies in the Master of Arts in Classical String performance with the Irish Chamber Orchestra at the University of Limerick and the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. While studying there, she also studied traditional Irish fiddle with Eileen O’Brien. Along with the Amoroso String Quartet, she took part in the Galway Music Residency with the RTÉ Con Tempo string quartet and performed as a young artist at the Boyne Festival. She is most passionate about chamber music, Irish Traditional Music and Instrumental music education.

With more than 10 years teaching experience, Tara is passionate about string teaching as well as teaching ensembles of young musicians in preparation for performances and exams. She currently directs String Chamber orchestras and Orchestral ensembles in music services across London.

Tara has been a tutor at the IAYO National Chamber Music Workshops. She was also the arranger and conductor for Ballinspittle Comhaltas’ first ever Trad Orchestra for the launch of

the Cork Fleadh Ceoil in 2017 which was a resounding success. As part of the County Cork Fleadh she also organized and ran the gig rig in the square for the Cork fleadh weekend. As well as this, she is experienced in teaching fiddle and Grupaí Ceoil.

Tara has received several Travel and Training grants and Agility Awards from the Irish Arts Council and has performed across Ireland, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Luxembourg and Italy. She has performed for President Michael D Higgins and supported Truir in concert. She is a regular on the session scene in London and is a member of Mná - an all female folk music group. She has played at venues such as the National Concert Hall (Dublin), Royal

Festival Hall (London) and The Royal Albert Hall (London).

Tara joined Wraggle Taggle in 2019

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