KERN is a folk/trad trio that blends the driving uilleann pipes and poignant whistles of Brendan McCreanor with the dynamic fiddle playing of Barry Kieran and the dark, authoritative voice and guitar of SJ McArdle. All three men are from Louth: Dunleer, Dundalk and Drogheda and this is reflected in their repertoire, which includes tunes and songs from all over the county as well as self written new ones.