Lucia and Maria

Violin virtuose duo Lucia Mac Partlin and Maria Ryan, also known as “Lucia and Maria” met while studying in Cork and quickly realized their shared passion for folk music. While they both have been studying Classical Music on the violin from an early age, the pair have also been deeply immersed in the world of Traditional Irish Music, among other genres, and now draw on all of these influences in their music to stunning effect. The duo completed their Masters’ at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden before returning home to record their debut album Live at the Chapel at Griffith College Chapel in Cork in 2018. Since then “Lucia and Maria” have toured worldwide, both as a duo and with their contemporary Irish Ensemble “Strung”. They aim to forever push the boundaries of fiddle music and enthrall audiences both nationally and internationally.