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Tag: Irish folk music

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Artist Profiles: Niall Vallely

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments Irish folk musicNiall VallelyNorthern Ireland

Armagh-born Niall Vallely has established himself in recent years as one of the most original and distinctive voices in Irish music. A member of Corkbased…

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Artist Profiles: Niamh Parsons

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicNiamh Parsons

Niamh Parsons is one of the freshest and most powerful voices out of Ireland today. The great Scottish balladeer Archie Fisher says of Niamh, “a…

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Artist Profiles: Paddy Moloney

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicPaddy Moloneyuilleann pipes

Irish multi-instrumentalist and composer Paddy Moloney (Pádraig Ó Maoldomhnaigh) was born in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland on August 1, 1938. Moloney taught himself how to play…

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Artist Profiles: Paddy O’Brien

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments accordionIrelandIrish folk musicPaddy O'Brien

Hailing from County Offaly, and residing in St Paul (Minnesota, USA), Paddy O’Brien is regarded as one of the most important sources of traditional Irish…

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Artist Profiles: Shantalla

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments BelgiumCeltic musicIrish folk musicShantalla

Shantalla is a Belgium-based band formed by several Irish musicians and one Scot. The band was created in 1995 by two members of an Irish…

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Artist Profiles: Paul Brady

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicPaul Brady

Born and raised in Strabane, County Tyrone. His uncle Bernard was a fiddle player in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh. Paul Brady was into a wide variety…

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Artist Profiles: Seán Keane

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments fiddleIrish folk musicSeán KeaneThe Chieftains

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…

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Artist Profiles: Seán Tyrrell

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSeán Tyrrell

Prior to launching his solo career, Seán exposed himself to a myriad of musical traditions and styles, from his traditional roots, growing up in Galway,…

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Artist Profiles: Sean Doyle

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSean Doyle

Sean Doyle is a native of rural County Sligo, Ireland and father of prodigious guitar talent and singer, John Doyle. He is an avid collector…

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Artist Profiles: Sean McElwain

Angel Romero September 8, 2018 No Comments IrelandIrish folk musicSean McElwainTeada

Sean McElwain from Monaghan brings a strong string dimension to acclaimed band Téada through his energetic contributions on guitar and bouzouki. Touring performances have seen…

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