Traditional Irish Music
Worth checking out Hanz Araki who is receiving great reviews for his take on the traditional/folk genre. He is definitely mixing it up quite well and his flute and whistle playing with it's external influence has strong appeal. He has been described as the quintessential world music musician.
While he may be best known for his playing and singing of Celtic…
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London based musician Karen Ryan is the latest in a long line of London Irish fiddlers and on this her debut album she steps very comfortably into the shoes of those that have gone…
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In case you missed it the Return To Camden Festival starts today. It's looking like a very strong lineup indeed. Camden Town is recognised in the traditional Irish music community as playing an important role in nurturing the tradition as many immigrants from Ireland came together in the local pubs to practice the traditional music of their homeland - the first time so many…
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The wonderful Arty McGlynn introducing a set of jigs at The Baltimore Fiddle Fair 2012.
Drawing in your audience with an alluring description of the songs you will be playing is a wonderful addition to the art of music. We had the pleasure of seeing the great Brendan Begley recently at the Harcourt Sessions and he shows just how important this is when doing…
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Nice to see this first interview with Dermot Byrne where he talks about the magic of accordion and harp.
Meeting up with Floraine Blancke some years ago in Galway he discovered there was a beautiful interplay between accordion and harp compelling him to weave his music with that of the harp. There is a natural magic…
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Ok. Check out the attached top ten traditional albums in June 2012 and see how many you have in your collection. Lots of great music starting off with Jack Talty and Cormac Begley and there outstanding Na Fir Bolg album
1. Jack Talty & Cormac Begley - …
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While we are on the subject of Cormac Breatnach it is worth checking out this great animation that has been produced to go with his new album Éalú
Singing on the new album is Aoife Doyle, Kokia, Uché G. Akujobi and U.S. actress/singer Vanessa Williams (Desperate Houswives). Also participating are musicians, Gavin Ralston, Aongus Ralston, Aoife Doyle, Roger…
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It is great to see the efforts that some organisations can go to in spreading the word and learning this great traditional Irish music. We have just recently come across the Dallas Slow Sessions website again and it is a great example of what can be achieved. It seems to have been recently updated and looks great.
We have one of the main players from the Dallas Sessions here…
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Blas International Summer School of Irish Music and Dance has just kicked off and runs from June 25th through to July 6th. "Blas has a well developed ethos where access to the best of tuition from some of the most famous musicians, singers and dancers is combined with classes and lectures given by experts in the academic study of our traditions. This follows the…
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You might well ask why a Mexican love song performed by a Dublin opera singer is showing up on a traditional Irish music website.
Well the reason is simple. This song was featured on the recent debut album by Tradconnect member Donall…
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If you have a traditional album you want reviewed and featured on Tradconnect then send us a copy. Since we started doing reviews we have been inundated with album's from the likes of…
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Good news for all you guitar players and lovers of Irish traditional music. The OAIM have now added a Guitar Accompaniment course using the DADGAD tuning. We have been anticipating a course like this for some time and may try and do a review if we get a chance to go through some of it.
The aim of this course is to learn how to…
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It is good to note that there is a new album on the way from Tradconnect member Colm Gannon. It's called The Rights of Man and has been recorded with Alex Finn. We look forward to getting a copy for review and include a video sample…
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A good line up for tonight's Steeple Sessions Gig with Edel Fox, Neil Byrne and Caoimhín Ó Fearghail. Check their website for full details www.steeplesessions.com Tickets €15/12
Edel Fox is a concertina player from Miltown Malbay Co. Clare. She began playing at the…
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We have just got a copy of this book recently and we are going to follow up with a review after we have had a chance to enjoy it's content. Stephen Power has been given access to the great and the good of the traditional world. Photo's of traditional musicians is becoming more mainstream and this is a very worthy…
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Ennis Town in association with Bally O Promotions presents 'Clare Connections', a FREE music gathering in the heart of Ennis, Co. Clare: the home of traditional Irish music as part of Love:Live Music - international music day.
Full details for the event will be announced this week with the line up to include one of Co. Clare’s most popular groups: The Kilfenora Céilí Band,…
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We are attempting to map all the traditional Irish musicians in the world so that they know who around them plays music, thus leading to more practice and session opportunities. We have close to 3,000 members on Tradconnect at the moment and our map is growing all time. They are all here from professional to amateur. If you play trad music please join up…
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We have been listening to Goitse album samples on www.cdbaby.com and they sound great. Can't wait to get our hands on a copy. It's called Transformed and is their second album. It also marks another recording under the belt of Tradconnect member…
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April and May was another great month for Irish traditional music with some fine albums coming through our door. It seems that the quality of music being produced is just getting better every year. Here we present a collection of some of the best that we have to recommend. If you have an album out and want it reviewed and featured simply post us a…
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