Rachel Davis & Darren McMullen

Rachel Davis and Darren McMullen are Celtic musicians from the Canadian east coast, performing at The Live Room@Caroline Social Club in Shipley. Their music blends traditional Celtic playing with contemporary folk songwriting.

Rachel Davis is a Canadian musician working in Celtic music, with recordings released on Fiddler Records. Rachel Davis is also a fiddler and received the Canadian Folk Music Award for traditional singing in 2020. Darren McMullen is a multi-instrumentalist. Both have been core members of Còig, the award-winning Cape Breton Celtic group, touring and recording internationally for many years.

Their joint project, Home, won a Music Nova Scotia Award in 2024 in the roots and traditional category and drew nominations from the Canadian Folk Music Awards and the East Coast Music Awards. The pair have performed in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Belgium and Australia, and a new album is planned for 2026. Their music reworks older tunes alongside original songs, keeping close to Celtic roots.

The Live Room@Caroline Social Club in Shipley hosts concerts and shows, and this evening brings the duo's Celtic and folk material to the venue. The programme suits listeners drawn to traditional music shaped by modern songwriting.