Córas Trio reinvent the spontaneous. Deconstructed Irish traditional melodies emerge from blissful, otherworldly textures that foreground fiddle, guitar and percussion with transcendental electronics; suspending elements of collective free improvisation with seisiún-style playfulness.

They are part of a creative wave of musicians based in Belfast exploring how traditional music relates to the experience of the 21st century; challenging ideas of cultural purism and ‘subverting audiences’ expectations’ (Kate Molleson, BBC Radio 3), ‘they boldly go where few have even dreamed of going before’ (The Irish Times).

Their rapid rise has seen them support experimental folk heavyweights such as The Olllam, Aidan O’Rourke & Brìghde Chaimbeul, Väsen, and Hawktail. Their debut album, released in July 2024, received critical acclaim, leading to a string of sold-out headline shows across Ireland, a BBC Radio 6 Music New Music Fix live session, and global radio play and press features, including The Wire, The Irish Times, RTÉ, and Mojo magazine.

Their avant-folk sound has been described as Irish traditional music taken to the outer reaches where the spirits of Schoenberg and Sun Ra play with Seán Ó Riada and Tommie Potts.