Ioscaid is group of lads from Ulster who came together in late 2009 as a band to enter the Siansa Gael Linn competition.
Brothers Dermot and Fintan Mulholland entered Siansa the previous year in a group with Niall McCrickard and Declan Magee called Coimriú who came third. The following year, the 4 lads joined with Niall Murphy and Ciaran Hanna and entered Siansa under the name of 'Ioscaid'. After the various rounds of the competition, the group were selected as one of the 8 finalists to compete in the National Concert Hall in the Grand Final of the competition. In April 2010 the lads the 6 lads made history in winning the competition as they were the first group to bring the trophy to Ulster!
Building on that success, Ioscaid have gone on to perform at numerous venues and festivals across Europe, including Copenhagen, Towersey, Cropredy, Kalajoki, Cambridge, Llangollen and all over Ireland.
Ioscaid have also made appearances on BBC's Blas Ceoil TV program and performed live on both BBC and RTÉ radio.
In October 2011 Ioscaid entered the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and were chosen to perform and take part in workshops over a weekend in Kendal before being nominated for the award along with 3 other acts. They attended the BBC Folk Awards in The Lowry Theatre, Manchester in February 2012 and were announced as BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners.
In June 2012, the lads released their self-titled EP, which can be purchased in the Shop.
Brothers Dermot and Fintan Mulholland entered Siansa the previous year in a group with Niall McCrickard and Declan Magee called Coimriú who came third. The following year, the 4 lads joined with Niall Murphy and Ciaran Hanna and entered Siansa under the name of 'Ioscaid'. After the various rounds of the competition, the group were selected as one of the 8 finalists to compete in the National Concert Hall in the Grand Final of the competition. In April 2010 the lads the 6 lads made history in winning the competition as they were the first group to bring the trophy to Ulster!
Building on that success, Ioscaid have gone on to perform at numerous venues and festivals across Europe, including Copenhagen, Towersey, Cropredy, Kalajoki, Cambridge, Llangollen and all over Ireland.
Ioscaid have also made appearances on BBC's Blas Ceoil TV program and performed live on both BBC and RTÉ radio.
In October 2011 Ioscaid entered the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and were chosen to perform and take part in workshops over a weekend in Kendal before being nominated for the award along with 3 other acts. They attended the BBC Folk Awards in The Lowry Theatre, Manchester in February 2012 and were announced as BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners.
In June 2012, the lads released their self-titled EP, which can be purchased in the Shop.
