Torcán are an Irish new-style Trad band based in Cork, Ireland. Led by three-time All-Ireland medalist Jason Turk on the accordion, Torcán members Seán Murphy, Robin Turk, Brian Leach and more recently, All-Ireland Bodhrán champion Karl Nesbitt, create a rich and complex sound with the fiddle, bazouki, electric bass, guitar, whistles, and bodhrán.
Torcán- Fleur de Mandragore (Live at TLC)
Live from the Sibín Stage at the Townlands Carnival 2018. Torcán with Karl Nesbitt performed Fleur De Mandragore, a French Canadian tune from Quebec, composed by Michel Bordeleau.Photography by: Ruairi O’Neill
Torcán- The Singing Stream
Music video for our brand new track "The Singing Stream" featuring two reels: The Tartar Frigate by Matt Seattle and The Singing Stream by Niall Vallely arranged by Torcan. Directed by: Jason Turk. Photography by: Ruairi O’Neill
Torcán - Down The Lane
Music video for our brand new track "Down the Lane." Torcán perform "Den Store Paipolsen" composed by Åsmund Reistad from the Norwegian folk collective "Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag" followed by "Down the Lane", a jig by the Armagh born concertina player Niall Vallely.
Torcán - Ellin Polkka (Live in Camden Palace)
Torcán perform the Ellin Polkka with Suadela Bellydance at the Cork Tribal Equinox Festival 2015.
Torcan - Creole Sunset (Live in the South County)
Torcan perform Creole Sunset (Max Cherrie), a tune from the Carribean steel band called the Cherry Pickers, and The Mountain Road (trad), a traditional single reel. Recorded live in the South County Bar, Douglas, Cork.
Live from the Sibín Stage at the Townlands Carnival 2018. Torcán with Karl Nesbitt performed Fleur De Mandragore, a French Canadian tune from Quebec, composed by Michel Bordeleau.Photography by: Ruairi O’Neill
Torcán- The Singing Stream
Music video for our brand new track "The Singing Stream" featuring two reels: The Tartar Frigate by Matt Seattle and The Singing Stream by Niall Vallely arranged by Torcan. Directed by: Jason Turk. Photography by: Ruairi O’Neill
Torcán - Down The Lane
Music video for our brand new track "Down the Lane." Torcán perform "Den Store Paipolsen" composed by Åsmund Reistad from the Norwegian folk collective "Chateau Neuf Spelemannslag" followed by "Down the Lane", a jig by the Armagh born concertina player Niall Vallely.
Torcán - Ellin Polkka (Live in Camden Palace)
Torcán perform the Ellin Polkka with Suadela Bellydance at the Cork Tribal Equinox Festival 2015.
Torcan - Creole Sunset (Live in the South County)
Torcan perform Creole Sunset (Max Cherrie), a tune from the Carribean steel band called the Cherry Pickers, and The Mountain Road (trad), a traditional single reel. Recorded live in the South County Bar, Douglas, Cork.
