Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran surprised fans by playing a number of original songs and Irish tunes at the Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann in Wexford town.
The hitmaker played alongside Irish bands Amble, BIIRD, Beoga and Aaron Rowe in the Sky and The Ground pub on Tuesday night.
Brought up in Suffolk, the Galway Girl singer’s dad hails from Belfast, and in June Sheeran announced that he identifies culturally as Irish.
Sheeran also made sure fans who didn’t make it into the pub didn’t miss as he made his way outside to perform an acoustic rendition of his hit single Perfect.
Sheeran and all-female trad supergroup BIIRD performed traditional folk song Wild Mountain Thyme together.
Irish folk band Amble joined BIIRD and Sheeran to perform folk song Raglan Road to the crowd of enthusiastic Fleadh-goers.
Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the world’s largest annual festival of Irish music.
It hosts street performers, intimate concerts, big-name acts and over 150 competitions showcasing the best of traditional music talent.
