TG4 Gradam Ceoil 2024 Group of the Year Liz and Yvonne Kane, known as The Kane Sisters, are highly respected fiddle players. Born in Letterfrack, they were taught music by the great Sligo musician Mary Finn and by their grandfather, local fiddle player Jimmy Mullen. From a young age they have been deeply influenced by the traditional music of Sligo and East Galway, particularly the music of master composer and fiddle player Paddy Fahey.
The Kane Sisters have performed in prestigious venues all over the world, from Carnegie Hall in New York to the Royal Albert Hall in London, and have recorded and collaborated with many well known artists including The Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies and Steve Earle. Following two years of extensive touring with Sharon Shannon in her band The Woodchoppers, they recorded their first duo album in 2002 entitled The Well Tempered Bow. The sisters subsequently toured Ireland and the U.S. and subsequent releases Under the Diamond (2004) and Side by Side (2010) also received widespread praise. In 2022, they released their fourth album In Memory of Paddy Fahey, which features fifteen of his compositions as well as newly written tunes from both Liz and Yvonne.
Based in Letterfrack, they have a busy teaching schedule, sharing their knowledge of the tradition with a large number of fiddle students both locally and virtually.