Kevin has been involved in Irish music since about 1979 after many years of interest in folk and jazz idioms. He has performed with Ken and Peggy Fleming continuously since 1988 and was a founding member of the Lone Star Ceili Band and the TIMES Band & Session Players. Kevin is moderately proficient on flute, whistles, guitar and cittern, but hopeless on bodhran.. … [Read more...] about Kevin Alewine
2012
Angelina Carberry
Angelina was born in Manchester in the late 70’s into a County Longford musical family steeped in traditional music. Starting on the tin whistle she later moved on onto the banjo following in the footsteps of her father Peter and Grandfather Kevin Carberry. Though her style echoes that of her Grandfather, Kevin, who was a well known musician at Longford ceilis and house dances, Angelina has … [Read more...] about Angelina Carberry
Brian Conway
New York born fiddler Brian Conway is a leading exponent of the tastefully ornamented Sligo fiddling style made famous by the late Michael Coleman. The winner of two All- Ireland junior titles in 1973 and 1974 and the All-Ireland senior championship of 1986, Brian's early studies were with his father Jim of Plumbridge, County Tyrone and with Limerick born fiddler/teacher Martin Mulvihill. However, … [Read more...] about Brian Conway
Matt Cranitch
Matt Cranitch is a renowned fiddle-player and teacher, both at home in Ireland and abroad. He has performed for concerts and festivals, radio and TV. He has given lectures, master-classes and workshops on various aspects of Irish music. He is the winner of All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil titles, The Fiddler of Dooney and Oireachtas Crotty Cup. He is the author of The Irish Fiddle Book, now in its … [Read more...] about Matt Cranitch
Dave Curley
Dave Curley is a multi-instrumentalist , singer and songwriter from Co. Galway Ireland. He regularly performs with a number of music ensembles in North America including One for the Foxes, SLIDE, The Crannua Collective, fiddler Finn Magill, the Ashley Davis Band, and with fiddler Colin Farrell. The One for the Foxes album Take A Look Around received Album of the Year from the American Celtic … [Read more...] about Dave Curley
Jackie Daly
The words ‘Button Accordion’ and ‘Jackie Daly’ are synonymous in the world of Irish traditional music. Described in the New York Times as “probably the best accordionist in Ireland”, Jackie was born in Kanturk, Co. Cork, where he grew up surrounded by the rich music tradition of Sliabh Luachra. One of the greatest influences on his early musical development was Ballydesmond fiddle-player, Jim … [Read more...] about Jackie Daly
Fionán de Barra
Fionán started playing guitar professionally with Riverdance in the USA in 1999. Since then he has worked as musical director for Moya Brennan (of Clannad) and her band. He performed, co-wrote, arranged and recorded songs for her albums, Two Horizons (2003, nominated for a Grammy), An Irish Christmas (2005) and Signature (2006, which he also co-produced). He also co-wrote music with her for the … [Read more...] about Fionán de Barra
Máirtín de Cógáin
Máirtín de Cógáin is a singing, dancing, storytelling bodhran player who also is a noted playwright and actor. He performs in his native Ireland and all over the U.S. in between and beyond, too! An infectious personality, Máirtín pleasantly commands the attention of any collection of people, from a concert hall to an intimate porch. Descended from a long line of storytellers and with … [Read more...] about Máirtín de Cógáin
Colm Delaney
Colm Delaney was born and raised in East Clare. From an early age he began playing traditional music and received instruction from several influential teachers, most notably Timmy Collins and Noel Hill. At age 17, he was invited to Festival Interceltique Lorient to perform as a virtuoso musician. Since then Colm has taught and performed with groups in France, Italy, Czech Republic and Denmark. … [Read more...] about Colm Delaney
James Kelly
James Kelly, a native of Ireland, is one of the finest Irish traditional fiddlers of our time. Born in Dublin, James grew up listening to and playing traditional Irish music. His father, John Kelly, the renowned fiddle and concertina player from Co. Clare, began teaching James to play at the age of 3. James' father was also a founding member, with Sean O'Riada, of "Ceoltoiri Cualann", a … [Read more...] about James Kelly