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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Matt Molloy

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments fluteMatt MolloyThe Bothy BandThe Chieftains

Flute player Matt Molloy joined The Chieftains in 1979 as the replacement for Michael Tubridy. His first appearance with the band took place at the…

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Artist Profiles: Mel Mercier

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicMel Mercier

Mel Mercier is a lecturer in Music at UCC where he specializes in Irish Traditional Music, Ethnomusicology, Javanese Gamelan, Indian Classical Music and Ewe Dance…

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Artist Profiles: Melanie O’Reilly

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicJazzMelanie O'Reillyworld fusion

One of the most sensational musical pioneers to explode on the Irish scene, Melanie O’Reilly is now firmly established in the pantheon of creative Irish…

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Artist Profiles: Micheal Ó Domhnaill

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicMicheal O Domhnaill

Micheal Ó Domhnaill was born and raised in Kells, County Meath, Ireland. Mícheál and his sisters, Triona and Maighread grew up in Kells, spending their…

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Artist Profiles: Mirella Murray

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicMirella Murray

Mirella Murray (accordion) grew up in Claddaghduff, Ireland. Her father John Joe, is a leading sean nos dancer,from Inishark Island, Ireland, and has a deeply-rooted…

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Artist Profiles: Moving Cloud

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicMoving Cloud

Moving Cloud was based mainly in Ennis, County Clare. This quintet was one of the finest traditional bands playing for dancing in Ireland in the…

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Artist Profiles: Arty McGlynn

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments Arty McGlynnguitarIrelandIrish folk music

Arty McGlynn, born in Omagh, County Tyrone, was one of the leading guitar players in Ireland. He started playing guitar at the age of eleven,…

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Artist Profiles: Nollaig Casey

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicNollaig Casey & Arty McGlynn

Nollaig Casey has a great international reputation as an exponent of Irish traditional music on the fiddle. She is a winner of several All-Ireland titles…

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Artist Profiles: Robbie O’Connell

Angel Romero September 9, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicRobbie O'Connell

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Robbie O’Connell brings an inspired vision and new voice of Ireland to American audiences. Robbie O’Connell was born in Waterford, Ireland and…

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Artist Profiles: Niall Vallely

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments Irish folk musicNiall VallelyNorthern Ireland

Armagh-born Niall Vallely has established himself in recent years as one of the most original and distinctive voices in Irish music. A member of Corkbased…

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