December 2: Joe Gerhard - Multi-talented master of the fiddle, tenor banjo, guitar and bouzouki.

December 9: Brenda Castles - Acclaimed County Meath concertina player and singer.

December 16: Séagda Coyle - Crown prince of New York button accordionists.

December 23: Annemarie Byrne-Galivan - Classy fiddle player from Long Island.

December 30: Liz Hanley - Fabulously talented singer and fiddle player based in Brooklyn. 

January 6: Eileen Clune Goodman - New Jersey flute player of great talent and taste. 

January 13: Louisa Bennion - The globe-trotting concertina player returns. 

January 20: Danny O'Mahony - Marvelous button accordionist from north County Kerry.

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