3 Reel "Gan Ainm"
A set of 3 reels on Irish wooden flute and guitar from www.tradschool.com
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Fiddler's Bid to make themselves known
Fiddler's Bid to make themselves known - Borders Today : "Fiddler's Bid to make themselves known Published Date: 16 September 2010 By Unknown Fiddler's Bid to make themselves known THE Riddell Fiddles play host to Shetland band Fiddler's Bid in Melrose's Corn Exchange on Monday, September 27. It is the septet's only Borders gig, and only last year they picked up a Scots Trad Music Award. Not only do they play fiddle , but the group also use guitar, electric bass and harp . They have been described as a 'musical tornado' and playing like 'angels and devils'."
The Thistle And Shamrock: Daithi Sproule
The Thistle And Shamrock: Daithi Sproule : NPR : "Meet one of the gentle architects of today's Irish music sound. Join Fiona and the intimate audience gathered at the Swannanoa Gathering during its Traditional Song Week to enjoy musical insights, conversation and song with D�ith�Sproule, as he talks about working with Skara Brae , Liz Carroll Trian and Altan. This episode originally aired the week of Sept. 2, 2010."
Second Generation Irish American Girl Band "GIRSA" Take The USA and the World By Storm
"Girsa (pronounced “gershah”), which is Gaelic for “girls” is the coming together of 8 to 12 young second generation Irish American ' New York ' young ladies. America's most prolific Irish Musicians and Performers, between all of them: Maeve Flanagan- fiddle , whistle, sucka m.c Deirdre Brennan- fiddle, mandolin , vocals Pamela Geraghty- accordion , guitar , vocals Emily McShane- piano , guitar, vocals, bodhran Blaithin Loughran- accordion Bernadette Flanagan- piano, bodhran Margaret Dudasik- fiddle, vocals Kristen McShane- fiddle" Second Generation Irish American Girl Band "GIRSA" Take The USA and the World By Storm | IrishCentral :
A welcome return for Karan Casey and John Doyle
In the 1990s they were two Irish exiles arriving in New York City like so many before them, with youthful curiosity and adventure stoking their musical minds still very much in formation. Fate and serendipity would bring them together in a new band called Solas (Light) along with other wunderkind in the Irish traditional music scene ready to take the music into the next millennium. As wildly exciting and successful as Solas was in its opening five years of existence, it could not contain the brilliant pair who felt compelled to seek different roads for themselves at the turn of this century experiencing personal growth as artists and individuals. Maturity and a willingness to expose themselves to greater challenges as professional musical artists have marked the work of singer Karan Casey from Waterford and singer/guitarist John Doyle from Dublin. The journey may have been rough and rocky at times, but there is no question that it has made them compelling artists in the forefront of th...