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Artist Profiles: Jackie Daly

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicJackie 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…

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Artist Profiles: Iarla O Lionáird

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments Afro Celt Sound SystemCeltic musicIarla O LionáirdIrelandIrish folk musicworld fusion

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…

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Artist Profiles: Heidi Talbot

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments Celtic musicHeidi TalbotIrelandIrish folk music

Heidi Talbot (lead vocals & bodhran) was born and raised in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland. Her mother Rosaleen is a singer, pianist and the music…

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Artist Profiles: Gráda

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments GrádaIrelandIrish folk musicworld fusionworld music

Gráda were based in Dublin, Ireland, where they began playing together in 2001. The group drew from a wide range of influences. They worked with…

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Artist Profiles: Gerry “fiddle” O’Connor

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments fiddleGerry "fiddle" O'ConnorIrelandIrish folk music

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…

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Artist Profiles: Gerry “banjo” O’Connor

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments banjoGerry "banjo" O'ConnorIrelandIrish folk music

Gerry O’Connor – described by many as the best four-string banjoist in the history of Irish music, lets creativity take him where it wants to.…

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Artist Profiles: James Keane

Angel Romero September 2, 2018 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicJames Keane

Born in Drimnagh, Dublin in 1948, James Keane took up the button accordion at age six, drawing his primary inspiration from his mother, father and…

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Artist Profiles: James Kelly

Angel Romero September 1, 2018 No Comments fiddleIrelandIrish folk musicJames 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…

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Artist Profiles: Jarlath Henderson

Angel Romero September 1, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicJarlath Hendersonuilleann pipes

Jarlath Henderson, from Dungannon, County Tyrone, has been playing the Uilleann pipes since he was 10 years old. He learned to play the pipes from…

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Artist Profiles: Jimmy O’Brien Moran

Angel Romero September 1, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicJimmy O'Brien Moran

Jimmy O’Brien-Moran was born in Tramore, County Waterford. His interest in Irish music began with the music of Planxty and the piping of Liam O’Flynn,…

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