Cathal Fitz emerged in 2025 with a voice that feels both timeless and unmistakably new, weaving Irish storytelling tradition with a modern, atmospheric edge. Influenced by artists like Damien Rice and Tom Waits, Fitz crafts songs that balance raw intimacy with sweeping universality; the kind that can hold a room in stillness before lifting it into a collective chorus. His performances have quickly earned a reputation for sincerity and emotional weight, leaving audiences with the sense that they’ve witnessed something personal yet widely relatable. He performs at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival with Off Axis on Friday 31 July 2026 on the BellaBar at Gullivers in MANCHESTER on Tuesday 15 September 2026, Network in SHEFFIELD on Wednesday 16 September 2026
Tom Collins is an emerging singer-songwriter from North Wales known for honest, heartfelt songwriting influenced by artists such as Sam Fender. Airplay courtesy of BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Merseyside, performed at FOCUS Wales and toured the UK both solo acoustic and with his band. He performs at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival on 1 August 2026 and headlines The Live Room in Chester on 24 October 2026
Holly Murphy is a self produced singer / songwriter from County Cavan, Ireland. She is a creative individual with a particular interest in indie folk, pop and rock music. After picking up her first guitar at 8 years old, she has been playing and singing ever since. Holly plays live music in pubs across Ireland and she writes and produces her own tracks from her bedroom. Her first single Yours, was released in July 2024. She plays Spirit Store in Dundalk on 14 November 2024 alongside NoVendors, Forgetting The Future and Foreign Mornings
Harry Miles-Watson is refreshingly different, incorporating a varied melting pot of genres and styles, with aspects of post-punk, folk, country, rock, pop and even jazz. The Edinburgh-based artist has already sold out several shows in Scotland’s capital city, headlined Glasgow’s King Tuts and played gigs in Manchester, Leeds, and London. They’ve also secured the Artist of the Week spot in Scotland On Sunday. They headline Nice N Sleazy in Glasgow on 31 July and Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh on 1 August 2026