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Is as an Aird Thiar i gCarna do Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha. Bhí saibhreas an chultúir amhránaíochta ina thimpeall sa cheantar agus é ag éirí aníos agus go deimhin fuair sé oiliúint mhaith sa traidisiún sin ar leac an teallaigh, mar gur fonnadóir den scoth a bhí ina athair roimhe, Seán Jeaic Mac Donncha, a…
Beathaisnéis Eoiní Mhaidhcí Uí Shúilleabháin. Duine de chlann cheolmhar Uí Shúilleabháin, Cúil Aodha, isea Eoiní, Tá sé ag canadh agus ag bailiú amhrán ó bhí sé an-óg. Fuair sé a chuid amhrán óna athair, Maidhcí, agus ó amhránaithe áitiúla aitheanta ar nós Pádraig Ó Tuama agus Diarmuid Ó Ríordáin. Tá bailiúchán mór d’amhráin áitiúla Mhuscraí…
Unanimously ranked among the finest singers ever to emerge from Scotland, Flora MacNeil MBE has been a vital force throughout the revival of Gaelic music that began after World War II, and continues to thrive today. Heiress to a vast treasure-trove of ancient ballads and work-songs preserved through generations of her family, she spearheaded the…
Cork-born Cara O’Sullivan is an artist with an impeccable operatic pedigree who has risen to prominence as one of Ireland’s leading sopranos. She is an instinctive performer with a remarkably full voice, exciting and dramatic, yet always performs with great sensitivity. She has shown herself to be a fearless vocal artist, whether singing Mozart, Verdi,…
Christy, a native of Co. Kildare, started in the music business in the mid-sixties, when his life as a bank clerk was interrupted by a bank strike, and he moved to England. There he became involved in the folk music scene at the time, and spent a few years playing pubs and clubs around the…