Emer Mayock grew up in County Mayo and began to play traditional music at an early age. She was influenced greatly by her brothers and sisters who played a range of instruments and by local musicians. She spent the Summer months travelling to various music festivals around Ireland where she was tutored by some of the country’s best musicians. Emer moved to Dublin in 1991 and began playing sessions and concerts in the city where she met a range of musicians many of whom she has recorded with and still performs with regularly.
Emer released her highly acclaimed debut album “Merry Bits of Timber” in 1996. Since then she has toured worldwide with her band and as a solo artist, worked with Paddy Glackin, Donal Lunny, Michael O’ Domhnaill, Jean-Michel Veillon and toured as uilleann piper/flutist with Afro Celt Sound System and was featured on their album “Further In Time”.
“Playground”, Emer’s second album was released in 2001 on her own record label Is Mise. Recorded in Autumn 2000 in the village of Ross West, County Mayo (Emer’s birthplace), Dublin and New York, it features twelve pieces of music written by Emer as well as traditional tunes and music recently written by musicians from Ireland, Brittany and the United States. On this album Emer plays flutes, whistles, uilleann pipes, violin and cello and is joined by various other musicians playing percussion, guitars, bouzouki, mandocello, harmonica and harmonium.
Discography:
Merry Bits Of Timber (Is Mise Records, 1996)
Playground (Is Mise Records, 2001)
Tunes from the Goodman Manuscripts (Is Mise Records, 2012)
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.
