Emerging as one of Ireland’s most compelling new folk voices, Cork singer songwriter Cathal Fitz joined Off Axis at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival earlier this year. Blending timeless Irish storytelling with atmospheric folk, his emotionally honest songs have already seen him share stages with Darren Kiely, Jack L, Skinny Living and Seamus Harty, while also supporting Ryan Sheridan in Germany. As part of his debut UK and Ireland tour, he has already sold out his hometown show at Coughlan’s on 11 October 2026 and has dates throughout September and October.
North Wales singer-songwriter Tom Collins is one of his country’s most promising new voices, earning airplay on BBC Radio Wales and BBC Radio Merseyside. Influenced by artists such as Sam Fender, he has performed at FOCUS Wales, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in the Scottish Highlands and toured throughout the UK both solo and with his band. He headlines The Live Room in CHESTER on 24 October 2026 and The Rockin’ Chair in WREXHAM on 20 December 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 perform at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh on 19 September 2026 alongside The Demographic and PIVOTS