
Ronan Leonard & Maria Byrne - Whelan's 2025
We are delighted to present a magical singer-songwriter double-headliner show with Ronan Leonard and Maria Byrne. Both musicians will have their bands accompanying them.
MARIA BYRNE
“Absolutely beautiful version of a Genesis classic” – John Creedon, RTE Radio 1.
“Beautiful music”— Huw Stephens – BBC Radio 1
“Brilliant… gets better each time you hear it”— John Kennedy, XFM
“Incredibly catchy, absolutely gorgeous music”— Janice Long, BBC Radio 2
“Lovely songs… Greg James and I stand shoulder to shoulder in the Maria Byrne fan club”— Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
“Beautiful emotive music with captivating melodies” – Edith Bowman, BBC Radio
Her cover of ‘Two Hearts’ by Phil Collins was featured on a national UK KFC advert.
Her original track ‘All You Need’ was chosen in 2012 to feature on the movie ‘Hot Potato’ featuring Ray Winstone and Colm Meaney.
Janice Long on BBC Radio 2 and John Kennedy on XFM invited Maria to perform live sessions.
RONAN LEONARD
Ronan Leonard is a highly accomplished singer-songwriter. He’s toured extensively throughout Europe both headling shows and supporting a succession of musicians including Christy Dignam, Slim Whitman, Billy Joe Spears, Mick Hanley, Freddy White and Aslan.
Ronan has played many headlining festivals, large corporate events for clients such as Guinness and venues in Ireland and Europe including Whelan’s and The Bookmarket.
Ronan’s released 5 studio albums of original songs and has worked with legends such as P. J. Curtis, Dave Keary and Garvan Gallagher. Received extensive radio airplay including RTÉ 1’s Larry Gogan, Ronan Collins, John Creedon. The Pat Kenny show and ‘Open House’ on RTÉ 1 TV.
Ronan Leonard’s Acoustic Couch band:
Garvan Gallagher is an incredible bass guitarist and double bass player. He’s contributed to many recordings as a player/producer, most notably Irish singer Mary Black, the soundtrack of Neil Jordan’s first film, Angel, and orchestral work including Liam O’Flynn’s The Brendan Voyage plus concerts with the RTE Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra.
Recording session work includes sessions for Carole King, Nancy Griffith, Bobby Whitlock, Philip Donnelly and John Prine. Garvan was also the Musical Director of the popular RTÉ children’s puppet series Bosco, writing and recording over 200 songs for the series.
Stuart Crampton was a highly regarded and popular guitar and piano teacher for 23 years in Greystones, 9 of those in Greystone Studios.
Jason Fox is a brilliant drummer and percussionist. Jason is the drummer with Zooropa, Dublin’s premier U2 tribute band – Known for their sold out electrifying performances.
Adam Agee on fiddle.