Its members are fiddle player Martin Hayes, sean-nós singer Iarla Ó Lionáird, hardanger fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and pianist Thomas Bartlett.

The group was formed in 2011 and began a first tour of Ireland with a sold out performance in the National Concert Hall (NCH).

[2] After the release of their third studio album and a concert tour in 2019, the band announced that it would "take a break" in 2020.

The first was recorded at Grouse Lodge in County Westmeath in Ireland and the second at Real World Studios near Bath, England.

Unlike the first two studio albums, which were recorded after rehearsals or during tours, The Gloaming 3 contains music that the group had not played live together, with Bartlett taking a more active role as producer.