Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde, one of the world’s foremost singers in the Irish language, and award-winning flutist and tin whistle player Frances Morton will perform Wednesday, Nov. 20, in a concert at the Commodore John Barry Arts and Cultural Center in Mt. Airy. 

Mac Giolla Bhríde hails from Ghaoth Dobhair (Gweedore) in the Donegal Gaeltacht, an area in Ireland renowned for the preservation of Irish language and song. He grew up surrounded by the wealth of tradition. His earliest local influences included singers Caitlín Ní Dhomhnaill, Mairead Ní Mhaonaigh and his mother Nellie Nic Giolla Bhríde.

A much-honored singer in the Irish language, Mac Giolla Bhríde won the prestigious 2009 Corn Uí Riada, the highest accolade in Ireland for sean-nós (old style) singers. He is also an accomplished musician on uilleann pipes and piano accordion.

Mac Giolla Bhríde founded Cór Thaobh a' Leithid, a four-part Donegal choir, made up of the finest sean-nós singers in the Donegal Gaeltacht. The choir has performed at the Earagail Arts Festival in Letterkenny, Donegal, and at the National Concert Hall as part of Irish folk musician and producer Dónal Lunny’s St. Patrick's Festival Concert in Dublin.

Mac Giolla Bhríde has released five highly acclaimed albums to date. His most recent album “Sona do Cheird,” which includes original compositions and arrangements set to ancient Gaelic poetry, won Album of the Year at the 2016 NÓS Awards, which honors modern Irish-language music.

Frances Morton is from Glasgow and currently resides in Ghaoth Dobhair. Morton began playing traditional music at a young age and went on to win several titles in the 12-18 categories at the All Scotland, All Britain and All Ireland festivals of Irish music on tin whistle and flute. Since then, she has adjudicated at competitions and performed in a range of Irish, Scottish and European festivals with traditional groups. When she is not touring with Mac Giolla Bhríde, she plays in sessions with renowned musicians from bands such as Dervish, Lunasa, Capercaillie and Altan.

Over the past several years, Morton and Mac Giolla Bhríde have toured on the East and West Coast, accompanied singer-songwriter Declan O’Rourke, and recorded for a BBC program, “Innovation in Traditional Music.” They perform regularly with Doimnic’s choir, Glórthaí Uladh, and have played at Fiddler’s Green International Festival in County Down, Northern Ireland, among others.

The concert is being presented by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Philadelphia-Delaware Valley, the local branch of the world’s largest organization involved in the preservation and promotion of Irish traditional music.

The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 for CCÉ-DV members; $20 for non-members; and $25 at the door. There are also two workshops at 6 p.m. Mac Giolla Bhríde will instruct a workshop in Irish singing, while Morton will lead a workshop in Irish flute. Each is $10. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cce-dv.com. The Commodore Barry Club is at 6815 Emlen St. in Mt. Airy.