Midnight Well has been played on NTS shows including Aaron Angell, with Nicky's Song first played on 19 October 2019.

Midnight Well was an Irish-American band based in Dublin that was active 1977-1979.

A foursome comprising Thom Moore/, Janie Cribbs, Gerry O'Beirne, and Mairtín Ó Connor, the band formed in the mid-seventies and issued one, self-titled, album in 1977.

Thom Moore (1943 - 2018) was an American-born singer-songwriter with strong Irish connections. Among the songs he has composed are "Saw You Running", "Still Believing", "Cavan Girl", "The Scholar" (aka "Train to Sligo") and "Carolina Rua". His songs have been recorded by Mary Black, The Dubliners, Rita Connolly, Danny Doyle, Barleycorn, Paddy Reilly, Mary Coughlan, Clannad and Maura O'Connell among others.

Janie Cribbs is a singer and songwriter in the US; Gerry O'Beirne (Patrick Street, Sharon Shannon, Waterboys, etc.) has had lots of success as a guitarist, singer, producer and songwriter.

Gerry O'Beirne is an Irish guitarist who joined Patrick Street.

Mairtín Ó Connor (Boys of the Lough, Skylark, De Dannan) is a famous accordionist.

Prior to the Sligo Live Festival appearance in October 2008 they had not performed together for 27 years.