Mary Ann Kennedy – ‘Glaschu’ Home Town Love Song (ARC Music EUCD2833, 2019) Scottish singer and arranger Mary Ann Kennedy (Màiri Anna NicUalraig) celebrates her…
Glasgow Gets Hometown love from Mary Ann Kennedy
Tag: Irish folk music
Artist Profiles: John Carty
Born in London, England and now residing in Co. Roscommon, Ireland, John plays in the Roscommon and Sligo styles of his family roots. He was…
Artist Profiles: Flook
The idea of Flook was first conceived in Manchester, November 1995, when Michael McGoldrick (flutes), Brian Finnegan (flutes) and Sarah Allen (flutes, whistles, accordion) got…
Lustrous and Fresh Areas of High Traffic
Damien O’Kane – Areas of High Traffic (Pure Records, 2015) Often the first impressions that come to mind when handed a Celtic CD are of…
The Best Ballads of The High Kings
Decade – The Best of The High Kings (Celtic Collections, 2017) The High Kings, a well-liked Irish band that specializes in folk ballads released “Decade”…
Artist Profiles: Mel 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…
Artist Profiles: Melanie O’Reilly
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…
Artist Profiles: Micheal Ó 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…
Artist Profiles: Mirella 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…
Artist Profiles: Moving 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…