Black Bank Folk came about when songwriters John Colbert and James Sheeran came together with some of Ireland's best trad musicians: Eamon De Barra, Sean McKeon, Sean Regan, John McLoughlin, and Sharon Hussey. Their critically acclaimed debut album "Rising" was enthusiastically received by listeners and saw the band take the stage at great venues around the country, often joined by their friend and collaborator Damien Dempsey.

"The Rising Stars of Folk" – The Irish Times, 4/3/2016

"Stories of love and loss told with fluency and grace." 4/5 Irish Times review

TOP 10 ALBUMS OF 2016 – The Irish Sun

"'Rising' by Black Bank Folk is the most melodically enhancing, historically astute, and heartbreaking album of Irish 'rebel music' I have ever heard." - No Depression, Online US Music Journal