They have been from New York to Los Angeles, Chicago to Nashville but can’t wait to perform to their home audience during this festive season. Although McPeake are returning to the USA in January to perform at international festivals, their heart is truly at home in Northern Ireland.

This Christmas Concert series debuts in The Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena, on Thursday, November 26, and is also appearing at Lagan Valley Island, Lisburn, and Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick, before the band leave for USA again in early January.

This seasonal concert series combines Christmas music from Ireland and popular carols with instrumental numbers, upbeat dance tunes and original McPeake compositions to celebrate the Christmas season.

Francis McPeake, the fourth generation of the renowned McPeake Family, said: "Christmas in Ireland has always been about music and family gatherings; spontaneous music and song in loved ones homes throughout the land were common place of times gone by. This Christmas Concert series is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to gather together to welcome in this Christmas season and drive the cold winter away with some toe tapping tunes and beautiful Christmas melodies."

McPeake has been performing to sell out audiences throughout the North and to avoid disappointment, early booking is advised.