Liam Cassidy and Ed Bradshaw.  

Liam and Ed began to meet on weekends in 1996 to play traditional Irish and Scottish music (and to share their appreciation for single malt Scotch and fine Scottish cuisine). And so Na Maragan was born.

Liam Cassidy (Whistle, Harmonica, Melodian, Vocals)

Liam "borrowed" his first harmonica from his father at the tender age of 12 or so, and has burned through dozens of tin sandwiches since. He was first drawn to Irish music through the influence of the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem and introduced to the tin whistle while working as a college intern at the Irish Arts Centre in Manhattan in 1983. He has since been influenced by many traditional musicians and singers from Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton and the United States. At some point he became a "musical instrument magnet." After years of effort, he's finally beginning to learn to play some of them.

Ed Bradshaw (Guitar, Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish Smallpipes, Backing Vocals)

Ed has been surrounded by music since a very early age.  Singing was the way his family passed the time while traveling to the New Jersey shore from his native Pennsylvania, "Oh Susanna!" still brings fond memories of his youth. He began playing the guitar in 1993 and added the Great Highland Bagpipe to the mix in 2001.  His musical style has been influenced by a wide variety of music, both traditional and contemporary.  If you listen close you may here pieces of "Tannahill Weavers", "Beatles", or even "Tom Waits" in his accompaniments.