Ciorras, were formed as a band earlier this year when the individual members were among a large number of young musicians who featured in the hit TG4 series, Lorg Lunny. As part of his journey around the country searching for young musical talent, these 8 young musicians were invited by maestro Dónal Lunny to create a new band with a fresh, new unique sound in traditional music. Thus Ciorras was born, a young and innovative band centered around Dónal's new percussion instrument 'The Greadán', creating a sound that is a hybrid of both new and old traditions. This exciting new band have a diverse repertoire of newly composed tunes sitting comfortable alongside the more traditional repertoire and a selection of lesser-known songs. With an impressive assortment of instruments between them including fiddle, concertina, pipes, piano accordion, keyboards, percussion, low-whistles, voice and no less than 4 exceptional flute players, the possibilities are endless as demonstrated in their choice of repertoire woven among imaginative and original arrangements and played with an energy and enthusiasm that showcases the phenomenal playing ability and musicality of these outstanding young musicians.

The band members come from throughout Ireland and many of them are either current or past students of some of Ireland's most renowned music colleges including the School of Music at University College Cork, the Irish World Music Centre at the University of Limerick and Dublin Institute of Technology. The band members consist of Tara Breen from Co. Clare, one of the two female band members (fiddle & flute), Robert Harvey from Laois (flute), Tadhg O'Meachair from Dublin (piano, piano accordion), fellow Dubliner James Mahon (pipes, flute, low whistles), Clare's Dermot Sheedy (percussion including the new Greadán instrument), Laois' Tommy Fitzharris (concertina & flute), Cavan's Ciara Cunningham (vocals) and the only Northern in the band, Stephen Rooney from Co. Down (guitars).

Ciorras has undertaken a number of major live performances thus far, performing at festivals such as the Festival of World Cultures in Dun Laoghaire and the Celtic Fusion Festival in Castlewellan, as well as a number of smaller concerts including one at the Cobblestone in Dublin, and the Empire Music Hall in Belfast. Ciorras undertook a number of concerts in Germany in late September as part of the promotion of the Templebar Trad Fest. Ciorras recently undertook a winter tour resulting in sell out concerts at festivals such as the Ennis Trad fest, Celtic Connections and the Templebar Trad fest, as well concerts in various venues throughout the country and further afield. They travelled to Beijing in March where they performed in the Forbidden City Concert Hall and the St. Patricks Day Irish Ball in the Rennaisance Capitol Hotel. Since returning they have performed at the Traditional Harcourt Sessions, Dublin and at the Trad on Campus Day in the University of Ulster.