Instrumental genuises.

[5 Sams]

Right we have Liam óg O'Flynn, The Edge and a multitude of others who excel at a certain instrument. I saw another one tonight..Sharon Shannon. She was unreal. I've seen all three..any others ye have seen??

[Dougal Maguire]

Johnny Fean of Horslips

[Puckoon]

Slight change of genre - but I've seen Joe Satriani play 4 times and he is without any doubt an electric guitar virtuoso. Links purely for anyone who may be interested in hearing one of the best rock guitar players of all time.

Surfing with the Alien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8

Satch Boogie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQb79IhoRE

And the beautiful Always with me Always with you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yc8xyL0Xxo

[gallsman]

Slight change of genre - but I've seen Joe Satriani play 4 times and he is without any doubt an electric guitar virtuoso. Links purely for anyone who may be interested in hearing one of the best rock guitar players of all time.

Surfing with the Alien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8

Satch Boogie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzQb79IhoRE

And the beautiful Always with me Always with you
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yc8xyL0Xxo

Satriani is fantastic - prefer him for more to Vai.

[Shamrock Shore]

The Edge

Nah. The Edge is an adequate guitar player - nothing more, nothing less.

Bill Bailey summed him up perfectly in the following youtube clip (in my opinion)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dZwXnMrRU

I agree with Dougal on J. Fean who is a master on guitar, mandolin and banjo.

[Dinny Breen]

Jean Michel Jarre

[muppet]

Plays here every few years, go and see him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6BBd1gy_aQ

[GAA_Talk]

Andy McKee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

[Seamroga in exile]

David Gilmour.

[Puckoon]

Andy McKee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

Yes, excellent player. Also in the same vein Don Ross (I think he might have taught McKee?)

[stew]

Mark Knophler (ezcuse the butchering of his sir-name) of Dire Straits.

[theticklemister]

Andy Irvine on the bazooka!

Listen to help play benasa's green glade live at the embankment on youtube

[give her dixie]

Jimi Hendrix all day long on the guitar for me..

On an Irish level, Cathal Hayden on the fiddle. Genius

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR0GBTbbro0

[RMDrive]

I think Benny Greb is a genius. From the greatest drum solo I've ever seen to making a Spongebob kit sound good ... he can do it all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvBRTHxsXCw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SziF4mesPA

[ross4life]

Matt Molloy on the flute.