Paahto & The Bull Bring Their Guitar Duo to Star and Shadow
Paahto & The Bull Newcastle — Paahto & The Bull play the Star and Shadow in Newcastle on Friday 9 October 2026. The venue advertises a 7.30pm event time for the guitar duo of Patrick...
Paahto & The Bull Newcastle — Paahto & The Bull play the Star and Shadow in Newcastle on Friday 9 October 2026. The venue advertises a 7.30pm event time for the guitar duo of Patrick ‘Paahto’ Cummins and John Francis Flynn, with F54 presenting the show.
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Paahto & The Bull Newcastle: background to the show
The pair have known each other musically since 2011, when they played around Dublin’s traditional music scene. They subsequently helped form the Irish traditional group Skipper’s Alley in 2013, making this new two-guitar setting an extension of an established collaboration rather than a first meeting.
Their later project Once There Was A King moved towards a more progressive sound. During the pandemic, the musicians began trying out arrangements for two guitars, drawing in particular on Cummins’ interest in bluegrass flat-picking and Flynn’s individual approach to accompaniment. Those contrasting methods provide a specific framework for their Star and Shadow appearance.
Paahto & The Bull Newcastle: venue and timings
The Newcastle date is billed as a guitar-duo performance in the venue’s music programme. Rather than assuming a conventional full-band folk concert, expect the musical relationship between the two players to be at the heart of the booking. The precise material they will perform has not been confirmed in the event listing.
Advance tickets are advertised at £16 on the venue’s page. Before travelling, check the Star and Shadow and promoter for the final doors and stage times, entry conditions and any changes to the running order. SoundBite’s event listing is linked below for this specific Newcastle date. The duo’s shared history in traditional Irish music gives the performance a clear context, while their pandemic-era two-guitar work allows both musicians to explore new arrangements. For this room, listening closely to the different guitar parts should be a central part of the experience.
See the official event information and SoundBite event listing.
