Quilty was formed in 1993 and is considered to be one of the foremost bands of the Irish folkmusic scene in Scandinavia. Over the last three decades they have performed a huge number of concerts in Sweden, Germany and Norway and created a wide range of collaboration projects with choirs and symphony orchestras.

In 2018 Quilty celebrated their 25th anniversary with an extensive tour of Sweden and Germany inviting the audience to a nostalgic journey along their musical memory lane – ”The Best of Quilty.” The set list for the anniversary concert program was formed after an enthusiastic response to a Facebook campaign where the audience had voted on their favourite songs.

In 2020 Quilty was nominated Band of the Year at the national Folk & World Music Gala event.

In 2023 Quilty invited the highly acclaimed Irish folk music legend Andy Irvine to join the band on a tour of Sweden celebrating Quilty’s 30th anniversary. The tour was a great success with 13 concerts at sold out venues and sparked the idea for future collaborations with Andy Irvine. Extending the musical palette Quilty and Andy Irvine now offer a concert program consisting of both Irish and Swedish traditional music – adding a new facet to the world music influences that have been Andy Irvine’s trade mark since the 70ies.  Read more …