BRENDAN FORREST & FRIENDS: AMERICANA MEETS CELTIC with special guest Aodán Coyne

About this event

Fresh off winning the 2026 Telluride Blues Challenge, Colorado-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Brendan Forrest returns to Madison for a special night bringing together the American and Celtic sides of the roots-music family. Forrest will be joined by friends and collaborators including Madison local Grant Ziolkowski on mandolin and Sean Carolan on bass, with original songs, bluegrass, Americana, folk and plenty of room for the kind of spontaneous musical interplay that happens when great players get together. Opening the evening is Irish guitarist, songwriter and traditional musician Aodán Coyne, now based in Madison. Aodán has toured and taught internationally with the award-winning Irish band Socks in the Frying Pan and is known for his command of DADGAD guitar and traditional Irish accompaniment. And this won’t simply be two separate sets — expect some crossover between the musicians, with Aodán and Brendan & Friends joining one another for a few tunes and bringing the Americana and Celtic sides of the evening together.

Venue

The Bur Oak

Madison, WI

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