American born multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter Peter Broderick celebrates ten years living in Ireland with several special concerts throughout 2026, bringing along his greatest friends from his adopted home and sharing music that is often reserved for private hangouts and pub sessions. Broderick and this group of four other men have been meeting yearly in the Burren (a unique landscape of limestone hills in the west of Ireland) for the annual Winterage, an ancient farming tradition where hundreds of people gather to lead herds of cattle up the mountain. This practice of bringing together the same group of friends each year, finding a place to stay just the five of them after the day’s hike, has become a sacred space for the five men. A safe place to share the depths of what’s on their hearts while sitting around a camp fire, to cook elaborate feasts and break bread together, and of course, to play music. What began as a tradition of friends getting together and playing only for themselves has finally made its way to the stage. After one ecstatic night at the legendary Tivoli Vredenburg in Utrecht back in January and Irish summer tour, the year will be finished up with one last special show at Colosseum Berlin. Expect lively music of the sort that can be found in Irish pubs along with some more gentle and somber moments.
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Peter Broderick is a highly talented multi-instrumentalist, having mastered the guitar, piano, violin, mandolin, banjo AND the musical saw. He has found success as a session musician, part of the Danish group Efterklang and as a solo artist. It is amazing that he still has time to tour the entire world to perform his songs to his fans.
As corny as it sounds, it is absolutely wonderful to watch Peter Broderick perform his live shows, mainly because he showcases so much of his talents as an instrumentalist, as well as a singer. His stage is completely filled with instruments and at some point or another he plays all of them. From the beautiful “Begin” which features his violin playing, to “I’ve Tried” which he puts together through the use of a looper. The passion with which he plays is extremely emotional to watch, because he is completely lost in his playing. Or, when he is between songs switching instruments or tuning them up, he speaks to the crowd, in a very quirky yet soft spoken way. When you watch him, every little thing he does from the moment he walks on to that stage, there is never any doubt of how great of an artist he is.