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…
Artist Profiles: Iarla O Lionáird
Tag: Celtic music
Artist Profiles: Heidi Talbot
Heidi Talbot (lead vocals & bodhran) was born and raised in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Her mother Rosaleen is a singer, pianist and the music…
Artist Profiles: Kila
The Dublin-based jam band septet Kíla exploded onto the Irish music scene. The band has captivated audiences with transcendent performances fusing Celtic and world idioms.…
Artist Profiles: Moya Brennan
Máire Brennan, better known as Moya Brennan was best known as the lead singer of Clannad, a group largely made up of Brennan family members.…
Artist Profiles: Donal Clancy
Donal Clancy was born in Canada in 1975 and later moved to Ireland. He has been involved with the best bands in Irish music, starting…
Artist Profiles: Davy Spillane
Davy Spillane, of County Clare, Ireland, plays the uilleann pipes, an unusual Celtic bagpipe whose bellows are held under the arms and inflated by wing-like…
Artist Profiles: Aoife Clancy
Aoife Clancy had little idea of the extent other father and uncles’ international stardom as The Clancy Brothers while she was growing up in the…
Artist Profiles: Eamonn Coyne
Éamonn Coyne, who now lives in Edinburgh is originally from Dublin (Ireland). He learned his playing from a variety of sources and is a member…
Artist Profiles: Celtic Fiddle Festival
Celtic Fiddle Festival was initially Kevin Burke, Johnny Cunningham, Christian LeMaître, and Soig Siberil, representing Ireland, Scotland and Brittany. Burke, Cunningham and LeMaître were three…
Sharon Shannon’s Globetrotting Songs
Sharon Shannon – Sacred Earth (Celtic Collections, 2017) Irish accordionist is a masterful musician who is comfortable playing traditional music as well as exploring the…