Tony O'Connell (IRL) & Markus Asunta with Eugene Chernov - St Patrick's Week Tour

Name: Tony O'Connell (IRL) & Markus Asunta with Eugene Chernov - St Patrick's Week Tour
Start: 2026-03-20T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Põlva Kultuurikeskus

Schedule

Fri, 20 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Põlva Kultuurikeskus | Tartu, TA

12.3. Private function, Helsinki
13.3 Old Town Public House, Porvoo
14.3. O’Connell’s Irish Bar, Tampere
15.3. Nurmijärvi Church & Parish Hall, Nurmijärvi
16.3. O’Malley’s Irish Bar, Torni, Helsinki
17.3. Hattula Church, Hattula Lutheran Parish (Vespers), Hattula
17.3. Olutravintola Birger, Hämeenlinna
19.3. Kennedy’s Bar and Kitchen, Tallinn, Estonia
20.3. Põlva Kultuuri- ja huvikeskus, Põlva, Estonia
21.3. Veitsitehdas, Fiskars
Concertina player Tony O'Connell and flautist Markus Asunta met at a session hosted by Tony at Nancy Blake's pub in Limerick 2005, playing together frequently for a year. 20 years later they team up for a Finnish-Estonian tour, joined by guitarist Eugene Chernov.
Tony O’Connell is one of the most respected concertina players in Ireland today. Born and raised in West Limerick and now based in Co. Kerry, he has been immersed in the living tradition from an early age. He won three All-Ireland titles in the Fleadh Cheoil competitions during his youth, and remarkably, secured his first senior All-Ireland title at the age of eighteen. He has since toured and recorded with Andy Morrow, Ben Lennon, Eamon O'Riordan and Brid Harper to name but a few.
Markus Asunta is a Finnish wooden flute player, singer and songwriter who has been part of the Irish traditional music community for more than twenty-five years. What began as a casual visit to Irish pub sessions in the early 2000s gradually became a way of life. His musical path has taken him to Ireland for extended stays, into the history and theology of folk music and dance during his academic studies, and into countless sessions and friendships across Europe.
They will be joined by accompanist Eugene Chernov, who is well known in the Irish traditional music scene of Finland for his wild energy and deep harmonic understanding.