David Power, Marja Gaynor And John Walsh

Uilleann piper David Power first met Finnish baroque violinist Marja Gaynor in 2016 when he worked with baroque group Camerata Kilkenny (of which she is a member) to investigate combining music on the uilleann pipes with the baroque folk tradition. The collaboration led to the well-received The Piper and the Faerie Queen on the RTÉ lyric FM label.
 
On 4 March 2020, just days before the first lockdown was announced, Marja and David were performing at the Kaleidoscope Series in Dublin, where they met flamenco guitarist John Walsh. Stunned by his virtuosity and musicianship, David subsequently approached John with a view to doing some exploratory work together, and in challenging rehearsal circumstances, the three met multiple times over lockdown to rehearse, leading to four online performances, including An Samhradh ag Teacht in April 2021 to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Triskel Christchurch.
 
The Music Network RESONATE music residency was established to enable musicians to devote time to the creation of new work and to facilitate new creative partnerships. And so, David, Marja and John have spent time researching a range of pieces of music from the Irish folk tradition, the baroque folk tradition and the flamenco folk tradition to be worked on and developed so that they make sense for uilleann pipes, violin and guitar.