Beoga (Irish word for ‘lively’) are an exciting young five piece from County Antrim who create a completely unique sound, with the dueling accordions of Seán Óg Graham and Damian McKee, superb bodhran playing from four times All-Ireland champion Eamon Murray, Liam Bradley’s jazzy piano, and singing and fiddle from acclaimed Limerick musician, Niamh Dunne.
Immediately embraced by press and fans alike, Beoga’s debut album, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000ZIZ0QG?ieUTF8&tagworldmusicpor-20&linkCodexm2&camp1789&creativeASINB000ZIZ0QG | A Lovely Madness, earned 9/10 in Ireland’s Hot Press, and was one of their Top Trad/Folk Albums of the year. Beoga released their subsequent album, Mischief, with then new vocalist Niamh Dunne, in 2007.
Over the last few years Beoga have performed at major Celtic and Folk festivals throughout Europe and the USA, including the Cambridge Folk Festival, the All-Ireland Fleadh, Dranouter Tender Boston, Kansas, and Milwaukee Irish Festivals, the Guinness Irish Christmas tour of Austria the Irish Folk Festival tour of Germany along with Solas and Kevin Burke, and the Irish Unplugged Tour of Holland with the Fureys and Davey Arthur.
In September 2007, Beoga performed live with the BBC Orchestra to a television audience of millions as part of the prestigious “Last Night Of The Proms”.
In 2009, Beoga released The Incident and toured the United States and Europe.
Discography
A Lovely Madness (Compass Records, 2004)
Mischief (Compass Records,2007)
The Incident (Compass Records, 2009)
How to Tune a Fish (2011)
Beoga: Live At 10 -The 10th Anniversary Concert (Compass Records, 2014)
Before We Change Our Mind (2016)
Web sites: www.beogamusic.com
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
