Some great videos of the recent Return to London Town Festival, courtesy of Irish World

The first of the two videos is from the opening night where Folk superstars Altan ensured the newly relocated Return to London Town festival announced itself in Cricklewood with a memorable night of music. After London-based trad group Nóta, forged in local trad sessions, opened the show, Altan took to the stage in front of a Crown Clayton Hotel that was so packed, the hotel had to bring in extra chairs to cater for them. The first night of the festival would climax with Altan’s lead vocalist Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh inviting festival director and fiddle player Karen Ryan onstage along with Nóta for the night’s highlight. See here

The second is from Saturday night, which culminated in an evening concert that concert that featured Noel Hill, Brian McGrath and Eileen O’Brien. Noel Hill told The Irish World on the night: “There’s nostalgia, there’s history, there’s everything in this town. All the great players: Willie Clancy, Seamus Ennis, Bobby Casey, Margaret Barry- it’s endless-  Raymond Roland, Finbarr Dwyer: They have their shoeprints in this town and you cannot but be aware of that when you’re here. See here