The Irish “supergroup” Patrick Street began with four recognized masters – Kevin Burke (ex-Bothy Band), singer/bouzouki player Andy Irvine (ex-Planxty), Jackie Daly (ex-De Dannan), and…
Artist Profiles: Patrick Street
Category: Artist Profiles
Artist Profiles: Reeltime
Reeltime was an Irish traditional music quartet that combined stellar instrumental skills with a genius for arranging. Centered around the virtuoso playing of fiddler Máirín…
Artist Profiles: Ron Kavana
Irish songwriter/composer/musician Ron Kavana has been at the cutting edge of the international folk scene for three decades. He has released multi-award winning albums to…
Artist Profiles: Rua
Rua was Rua were an Irish music duo featuring Liz Madden and Gloria Mulhall. Rua released their critically acclaimed first album Rua in 2001 and…
Artist Profiles: Séamus Begley
One of a family of nine brothers and sisters – all musicians – from the Dingle peninsula, Co. Kerry, Séamus Begley’s father was a singer…
Artist Profiles: Séamus Connolly
Fiddler Séamus Connolly was born in Killaloe, Clare, in 1944. He’s Ten times All-Ireland champion. In his earlier days in Ireland he was fortunate to…
Artist Profiles: Martin Hayes
Born in Ireland, Martin Hayes plays in the slow, lyrical style of his native East County Clare. He grew up playing traditional music with his…
Artist Profiles: Mark Kelly
Mark Kelly’s earliest musical inspiration were rock and jazz. Born and raised in Dublin, his mother was a jazz singer. All members of the band…
Artist Profiles: Jackie Daly
Accordion and concertina virtuoso Jackie Daly comes from North Cork and plays in the style of Sliabh Luachra, the area bordering Kerry and North Cork…
Artist Profiles: Iarla O Lionáird
Born in 1964 as one of 12 children, O Lionaird grew up in west County Cork in Cúil Aodha, a remote, rural Gaeltacht area where…