Eimear Arkins is an award-winning multi-instrumentalist, singer and dancer from Ruan in County Clare.

Eimear is highly sought after as a performer and tutor throughout the US. She has toured with numerous acclaimed groups including Cherish The Ladies, Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas, Téada, The Paul Brock Band, An Irish Rambling House and Trinity Irish Dance Ensemble. Eimear is a regular performer at Irish festivals such as Catskills Irish Arts Week; CelticFest Mississippi; Chicago Gaelic Park Irish Fest; Peoria Irish Fest; Dublin Irish Fest; Baltimore TradFest; St. Louis Tionól; MAD Week and many more. She has also performed at festivals in other parts of the world like Viljandi Pärimusmuusika Festival, Estonia; Festival Interceltique de Lorient, France, Winnipeg Irish Fest, Canada; Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann, Ireland and Canadian Celtic Celebration, Thunder Bay, Canada.

Eimear has toured extensively with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann on concert tours throughout Ireland, Britain, North America and Canada and with the internationally renowned Brú Ború. She was part of the troupe that represented Ireland at World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China and in 2015 she travelled with St. Louis Irish Arts to World Expo 2015, in Milan with where she promoted not only Irish culture but the expression of Irish culture worldwide. In 2014 Eimear was selected to be part of the Comhaltas National Folk Orchestra of Ireland, which was put together to perform the Boróimhe Suite, a newly composed suite of music, written and directed by Michael Rooney, commemorating the life of Brian Ború. Eimear also represented Ireland in France as a performer at Rennes Expo and in Spain as a participant in La Noche Negra a cultural collaboration and exchange between the Mid-West of Ireland and the province of Asturias. 

Eimear released her debut album, What’s Next? in June 2018 to great acclaim and on the back of that release, she was awarded Newcomer of the Year 2019 by liveIRELAND. She released her second album, Here & There in January 2024 and was awarded Female Vocalist of the Year by Ireland Tonight. In early 2025, Eimear was selected as one of The Irish Echo’s 40 under 40. She recently released an album with harp player and duet partner Eileen Gannon called The Belles of St. Louis.

“She is a lovely singer, wonderful fiddle player and a truly accomplished step dancer. Triple threat time! Count us as major new fans of her and what will surely be a terrific career. Eimear Arkins–remember THAT name!” Bill Margeson, liveIRELAND.