Nicola plays fiddle, mandolin and viola with Gael Warning, and has played viola in community orchestras and ensembles since her teens. She loves playing for dancing and adding her own improvised harmonies and riffs to help create the band's own take on old and new tunes.

After visiting Ireland and Scotland and learning Irish dancing in my 20s, I was hooked on the rhythms and melodies of the Celtic traditions which are a significant part of my ancestry. I'm inspired by the playing of great fiddlers like Lindsay Martin, Kevin Burke, Alasdair Fraser, Martin Hayes and Pascal Gemme, as well the songs and voice of Cara Dillon, Enya and Loreena McKennitt. I also enjoy playing folk/classical crossover arrangements such as those by the Danish String Quartet, whose tune 'Gale Warning' inspired the name of our band. 

Tony plays guitar, whistle and bodhran with Gael Warning. He has been playing cornet, trumpet and piano from an early age and continues to play in various orchestras, bands and ensembles, as well as teaching a number of students.

Traditional folk music has always resonated with me, and in my late teens I taught myself Irish whistle and guitar.  It wasn’t until hearing the Celtic Band Deiseal at a concert on Bodmin Moor while living in Plymouth, UK in the 1990’s, that I discovered the real richness and diversity of contemporary folk music, and the haunting beauty of the low whistle. Influenced by many other bands such as Clannad, Solas, Lunasa, Flook, Grada, Genticorum, Gael Warning is a wonderful opportunity to share this amazing music with friends and the community.