Brenda Castles hails from Co. Meath and honed her concertina skills under the tutelage of Rena Traynor and Mícheál Ó'Raghallaigh. She released two solo albums of concertina music in 2016 and 2021. Brenda often graced stages in the US alongside Mick Moloney's Green Fields of America. Beyond her musical endeavours, Brenda has delved into the realm of film, creating and producing the evocative short film 'Plight of the Bumble Bee,' complete with a traditionally inspired soundtrack of her own composition, for which she received the Brian O’Donovan Award in January 2025. The film was shortlisted for the 2025 Powerscourt Nature Media award. An album of the compositions from the film is due for release in autumn 2026. Notable recent Irish performances include an appearance on RTÉ’s Late Late Show, Plight of the Bumble Bee in the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and the ITMA's Drawing From the Well concert in Dublin’s National Concert Hall. She will perform at Boxwood Festival, Nova Scotia and at Milwaukee Irish Festival this August.