Buille was formed in 2004 by Armagh born brothers Niall and Caoimhín Vallely on accordion and piano, along with guitarist Paul Meehan and percussionist Brian Morrissey, as a vehicle to perform new music composed by Niall and arranged by the various members of the band. Immediately the group was signed to Vertical Records by Donald Shaw (of Capercaillie), who produced their first self-titled album.

Since then Buille has toured throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, USA and Canada with performances at such prestigious festivals as Celtic Connections in Glasgow, St. Chartier Festival in France, Festival de Cornouaille in Brittany, Beo Festival at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Festival d’Été de Québec, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Living Traditions Festival, Austin Celtic Festival and The Lake Eden Arts Festival. Buille has also performed at many prestigious performing arts venues including Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music, Asheville’s Diana Wortham Theatre, Northern Arizona University, New Mexico State University, The Center For Southern Folklore, University of Hartford and Tulsa Performing Arts.

Buille’s 2009 album release Buille 2 features a diverse range of guests including brother Cillian Vallely (of Lúnasa) on uilleann pipes, Zoë Conway on fiddle, Cian O’Duill on viola, Kate Ellis on cello, and Neil Yates on trumpet and flugelhorn.

Always keen to explore new sounds and possibilities the Buille line-up over the years has featured collaborations with such musical luminaries as Dónal Lunny, John Doyle, Karan Casey, Cillian Vallely, Dónal Clancy, Liz Carroll, Zoë Conway, Ed Boyd and Dónal O’Connor.

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“First Of August” at Celtic Connections 2007

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photo by Con Kelleher — click above to download a print-quality image