A graduate in Music Education from Trinity College Dublin & Royal Irish Academy of Music, Oisín Mac Diarmada began playing fiddle in Clare at a young age, over time developing a deep interest in the playing style of the Sligo region, having moved there at the age of 11. Founder of the internationally-renowned group Téada in 2001 with whom he has recorded a number of albums on the Gael Linn … [Read more...] about Oisín Mac Diarmada
2014
Joanie Madden
Joanie Madden is considered one of the greatest musicians and personalities in the history of Irish music in America. An All-Ireland champion whistle and flute player, she is the top selling whistle player in history with 500,000 albums sold through the success of her "Song of the Irish Whistle" series. She is a prolific artist performing on 200 recordings including three Grammy Award winning … [Read more...] about Joanie Madden
Eamon McElholm
Eamon McElholm was born and raised in County Tyrone in the North of Ireland. He was brought up playing all types of music from Irish traditional to rock and classical, so when it came to writing his own material he had plenty of influences in the melting pot. Eamon joined the highly successful American Irish group Solas in 2002 and went on to record seven albums with the band. The band … [Read more...] about Eamon McElholm
Catherine McEvoy
Catherine McEvoy was born in Birmingham of Roscommon Parents. With such influences as Josie McDermott, Peg McGrath, Seamus Tansey and Patsy Hanley in her early years, she soon came to prominences as one of the ground breaking female flute players of her generation. While in her teens, she toured extensively with the Birmingham Ceili Band. Returning to Ireland in 1977, she became part of the … [Read more...] about Catherine McEvoy
Gordon McLeod
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
Brian McNamara
Brian McNamara hails from County Leitrim, a musically rich rural region of Ireland which has produced notable musicians past and present and which has been prominently associated with the preservation and performance of Irish Traditional Music. Introduced to the uilleann pipes in 1979, Brian has become renowned nationally and internationally for his unique musical style and repertoire. As a winner … [Read more...] about Brian McNamara
David Mehalko
David Mehalko is a young musician from Dallas, Texas, best known for his expertise on the fiddle/violin. He was the frontman for Irish/folk band Flashpoint during their 7-year stint and in 2014 was awarded first place in the senior fiddle competition at the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil. More recently he spent the 2017-2018 school year in Valencia, Spain, studying jazz violin with Berklee College … [Read more...] about David Mehalko
Mirella Murray
Mirella Murray grew up in Claddaghduff on the northwest coast of Connemara in County Galway. Her father John Joe, a notable sean nós dancer, came from Inishark Island and had a deep understanding and love for traditional music. Mirella studied the piano accordion with Mary Finn, and it was at music classes that she met up with fiddler Liz Kane from Letterfrack. Mirella won the … [Read more...] about Mirella Murray
Niamh Ní Charra
Niamh Ní Charra hails from Killarney, County Kerry in the south west of Ireland. Strongly influenced by a wealth of local Sliabh Luachra musicians, she started playing music at the early age of 4. A multiple award winner on both fiddle and concertina, she toured from 1998 to 2006 as a soloist with Riverdance, before returning to Ireland where she is now based. Her recently released 5th album … [Read more...] about Niamh Ní Charra
Dale Russ
Dale Russ has been playing Irish fiddle for 40 years. He has performed and taught at festivals, ceilis and feiseanna throughout the U.S. and Canada, including fourteen years at the Lark in the Morning camp in Mendocino, California. In 1990 he was invited to perform as one of the 16 finest Irish fiddle players in the U.S. at the first Boston College Irish Music Festival, “My Love is in … [Read more...] about Dale Russ