Matt Tighe was born in South London, with a London and Trinidadian background. He first discovered his love of traditional music and the fiddle listening to his parents’ album collection: The Chieftains and Tom McConville & Pauline Cato in particular made a lasting impression.
Matt has been a finalist in the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections and a semi-finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. His style of playing is influenced by Irish and Scottish.



1) Meantime/Killarney Boys of Pleasure/The Rose in the Garden.
2) Slade House:Paddy Fahy's/Slade House/Blast of Wind.
3) Minsteracres
4) King’s:The Mountain Stream/King's/Magic Sawdust.
5) Port na bPúcai
6) Cronin’s/The Thatched Cabin/Tigh's.
7) Wasted Day/Eileen O'Neill's/Roger O'Neill's.
8) Wild Geese/Paddy Breen's/Scattery Island.
9) Southall:Trip to Southall No 1/Trip to Southhall No 2.
10) Clancy’s: O'Grady's Valour/Easter Snow/An BheanTinceara/The Revelled Hank of Yarn.

Matt Tighe was born in South London, with a London and Trinidadian background. He first discovered his love of traditional music and the fiddle listening to his parents’ album collection: The Chieftains and Tom McConville & Pauline Cato in particular made a lasting impression.
Matt has been a finalist in the Danny Kyle Open Stage at Celtic Connections and a semi-finalist in the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards. His style of playing is influenced by Irish and Scottish.

Lineup

Matt Tighe - Fiddle
Tad Sargent - Bouzouki etc
Chris O’Malley - Piano
James Lindsay - Double Bass
Luke Daniels - Melodeon
Brian McNeill - Concertina