Josie Sheáin Jeaic Mac Donncha
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...
Dainní & Eoiní Maidhcí Ó Súilleabháin
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...
Flora MacNeil
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...
Cara O’Sullivan (Opera)
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 Moore
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...
