One of the early members of The Chieftains, master fiddler Seán Keane joined the ensemble in 1968, making his band debut at the open-air Edinburgh…
Artist Profiles: Seán Keane
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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: Gerry “fiddle” O’Connor
Gerry was a founding member of highly regarded 4-member group Skylark, and with them recorded four albums for the Claddagh Records label. He then went…
Artist Profiles: James Kelly
A native of Dublin, James is one of the greatest Irish traditional fiddlers alive today. He received the 2006 TG4 Irish Traditional Musician of the…
Artist Profiles: John Daly
Born in Burnfort, near Mallow in Co. Cork in 1963, John Daly first learned the fiddle at age 12 from Limerick music teacher, Sean O’…
Artist Profiles: Kevin Crehan
Although Junior Crehan’s original tunes are played by many in sessions around the world, Kevin Crehan is his only direct descendant to be playing the…
Artist Profiles: Liam O’Connor
Liam was born into a musical family in Dublin. His father Mick is a renowned music historian, flute-player and former member of the Castle Ceili…
Artist Profiles: Frankie Gavin
Frankie Gavin’s virtuosic and fiery fiddle playing has inspired and influenced players of traditional music throughout the world. He is equally compelling as a solo…
Artist Profiles: Cora Smyth
Cora Smyth’s professional career started when she performed with The Druid Theatre in their awarding winning production of’ The Black Pigs Dyke’. She then played…
Artist Profiles: Ciarán Tourish
Altan fiddler and whistle player Ciarán Tourish is from Buncrana, in east Donegal, also the home of Dinny McLaughlin, and so, though he started on…