Gordon McLeod has been performing professionally on fiddle and guitar for over 30 years. Gordon tours and performs regularly with McLeod Nine, a folk-roots duo with his wife Christy, and with the well-known Celtic-roots band Beyond The Pale. He is a long time member of the Irish music community in Texas and regular participant in Irish music sessions in the DFW area with the … [Read more...] about Gordon McLeod
2008
Mick Moloney
Mick Moloney is the author of “Far From the Shamrock Shore: The story of Irish American History Through Song” released by Crown Publications in February of 2002 with an accompanying CD on Shanachie Records. He holds a Ph.D. in folklore and folklife from the University of Pennsylvania and has taught ethnomusicology, folklore and Irish studies courses at the University of Pennsylvania, Georgetown, … [Read more...] about Mick Moloney
Jeff Moore
Jeff Moore has been playing guitar for the past 40 years and is one of the Southwest's most notable Irish musicians, having performed with many local Celtic music ensembles, as well as international touring musicians such as James Keane, John Williams, Liz Carroll, Johnny B. Connolly, James Kelly, Joe Burke and Oisín Mac Diarmada. He has developed a distinct style of accompaniment, using … [Read more...] about Jeff Moore
Danny O’Flaherty
Danny O'Flaherty's success as an entertainer is driven by his dedication to preserving and passing on his Celtic heritage. His first language is Gaelic, and his first love is the ancient music played and sung around the peat fires. Danny evokes the often indistinguishable link between history and myth. Whether singing the timeless songs of Galway fisherman or performing his own contemporary … [Read more...] about Danny O’Flaherty
Mark Stone
Mark Stone, one of the most renowned players of the bodhran, has performed and taught with many of today's top Irish musicians across the United States and in Canada. Mark began his professional music career at the age of fifteen, playing keyboards in local dance bands and doing studio work. He later focused his attention on Irish music, playing ceili piano. His knowledge of chord movement … [Read more...] about Mark Stone