Martin Hayes
Martin Hayes is regarded as one of the most extraordinary talents to emerge in the world of Irish traditional music. His unique sound, his mastery of his chosen instrument – the violin – his acknowledgement of the past and his shaping of the future of the music, combine to create an astonishing and formidable artistic...
Glen Hansard
Acknowledged as one of Ireland’s most successful domestic music acts of theirgeneration, The Frames career spans 3 decades as they celebrate 20 years as a band. They released their first album in 1992 and, over nearly a decade bounced throughvarious well-documented record deals and band line-ups releasing consistentlyexcellent records (Fitzcarraldo and Dance The Devil) along...
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...
