Randal Bays is a US-born musician who’s been playing Irish fiddle for more than forty years; “stone mad” for fiddling, as the saying goes. He’s now widely recognized as a master, with a special love of the traditional styles of Co. Clare and Co. Galway. He’s “among the best Irish style fiddlers of his generation”, according to Fiddler Magazine. Randal has toured and recorded with many of the great … [Read more...] about Randal Bays
2011
Liz Carroll
Liz Carroll, the Irish fiddler and composer, has been thinking lately of the path her musical life has taken. It's been a road rich in traveling companions, with inspiration from stops along the way. And now, with Half Day Road, her new duet album with guitarist and pianist Jake Charron, just released, there will be new destinations in 2019. Since she was 18, when she astounded the Celtic music … [Read more...] about Liz Carroll
Clare Cason
Clare Cason began violin studies at the age of 4, having been born into a family of musicians. She attended the University of North Texas, where she was chosen as Outstanding Undergraduate in Music. Presently she holds leadership positions in the Sherman Symphony, East Texas Symphony, and the Dallas Bach Society. She became interested in Celtic music as a teenager through the … [Read more...] about Clare Cason
Damien Connolly
Damien began learning the accordion when he was 11 years old, taught by his father Martin. He competed in the Fleadhanna (Irish Music Competitions) throughout his teenage years, taking first place both locally and regionally. At age 16, he took up the fiddle, under the tutelage of his step-mother Maureen Glynn of Brooklyn NY. In 1997, Damien took first place in both the Under-18 All Ireland … [Read more...] about Damien Connolly
Dave Cory
Dave Cory has been playing Irish music for more than 15 years. He started originally on classical guitar, moved over to folk and rock 'n' roll, but somehow got an Irish tune stuck in his head in the process, and has been playing mostly Irish trad ever since. His early influences once he took up the tenor banjo include Gerry O'Connor, Kieran Hanrahan, Seamus Egan, among many others. Over the … [Read more...] about Dave Cory
Kevin Crawford
Born in Birmingham, England, Kevin Crawford’s early life was one long journey into Irish music and Co. Clare, where he eventually moved while in his 20s. He was a founding member of Moving Cloud, the Clare-based band who recorded such critically-acclaimed albums as Moving Cloud and Foxglove, and he has also recorded with Grianin, Raise the Rafters, Joe Derrane, Natalie Merchant, Susan McKeown, and … [Read more...] about Kevin Crawford
Jimmy Crowley
Jimmy Crowley has been a central figure in the Irish folk scene since the enthusiastic reception of his debut album "The Boys of Fairhill" in 1977. With his band Stokers Lodge, their mission was to present the street ballads of Cork city complimented by the ornate folk songs of the rural hinterland of Cork and Kerry in an exciting orchestration of uilleann pipes, concertina, autoharp, harmonium, … [Read more...] about Jimmy Crowley
Bill Cummings
Bill Cummings has taught High School, Middle School and Elementary Orchestra in Flagstaff, AZ since 1982. Previously, he taught in Dallas, TX from 1978-82. He has co-directed the Northern Arizona Youth Orchestra and he has taught at Northern Arizona University Music Camp 20 years, incorporating fiddle classes the last 10 years. He has played in the Flagstaff Summer Festival Orchestra, the … [Read more...] about Bill Cummings
John Doyle
Originally from Dublin, and a longtime resident of Asheville, N.C., John Doyle is a compelling singer and songwriter, producer, multi-Grammy nominee, and an extraordinary master of the Irish guitar whose singular percussive style has influenced a generation of players. A founding member of the acclaimed group Solas, John’s guitar sound took the traditional music world by storm and has likely … [Read more...] about John Doyle
Rose Conway Flanagan
Rose Conway Flanagan originally began Irish music lessons with Martin Mulvihill while growing up in the Bronx. She then further developed her New York Sligo style of fiddling with the help of family friend and mentor Martin Wynne and her older brother Brian Conway. Rose was recently inducted into the Mid Atlantic Region Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Hall of Fame alongside her father Jim and her … [Read more...] about Rose Conway Flanagan